Purdue Pete, the beloved mascot of the Purdue Boilermakers — that’s none other than Greenfield’s Cameron Wise. The Purdue senior and graduate of Eastern Hancock High School is finishing up ...

The Purdue Boilermakers' train mascot was involved in a crash on Thursday that killed one person and sent two others to the ...

By the following football season, the nickname of "Boilermakers" stuck ... Purdue Pete has been Purdue's live-person mascot since 1956. However, he began as a logo drawn by the University Book ...

The history of Purdue's nickname and mascot stretches back more than 130 ... "Under accusations of recruiting athletes from boiler shops, the 'Boilermakers' name is adopted for Purdue’s athletic ...

According to Purdue's website, the university adopted the Boilermakers nickname ... has been Purdue's live-person mascot since 1956. However, he began as a logo drawn by the University Book ...