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For the next fifty years, the school used live mascots, a practice which was discontinued in the 1960s. However, in 1959, Wilbur, the costumed version of the live bobcat mascots, began appearing at football games. He was extremely popular, and has stayed ever since. In 1986, Wilma Wildcat was created, and was even married to Wilbur. [2]
In 1986, Wilbur and Wilma, a longtime couple, were married. Together, Wilbur and Wilma appear along with the cheerleading squad at most Wildcat sporting events. Arizona's first mascot was a real desert bobcat named "Rufus Arizona", introduced in 1915 and named after the university's president at the time, Rufus B. von KleinSmid .
Wilma and Wilbur Wildcat at the 100th homecoming at the University of Arizona. The university's mascots are a pair of anthropomorphized wildcats named Wilbur and Wilma. The identities of Wilbur and Wilma are kept secret through the year as the mascots appear only in costume. In 1986, Wilbur married his longtime wildcat girlfriend, Wilma.
Wilbur and Wilma T. Wildcat – co-mascots of the Arizona Wildcats; Wild E. Cat – co-mascot of the New Hampshire Wildcats; The Wildcat – a costumed student who is one of three official mascots of the Kentucky Wildcats, two of which attend games. Wildcat Willy – mascot of the Northern Michigan Wildcats; Will D. Cat – mascot of the ...
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Wilbur and Wilma; Willie the Wildcat (Kansas State) This page was last edited on 1 July 2020, at 05:11 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Prior to 2012, it was the home field of the Arizona Wildcats of the Pac-10 Conference. Opened in 1967 and originally called "Wildcat Field," the venue was named after Frank Sancet (head coach from 1950 to 1972) in 1986, and was renamed in 2004 to include former head coach Jerry Kindall.
Sparky the Sun Devil spars with a Notre Dame fan at their matchup at Cowboys Stadium. On March 1, 2013, Arizona State announced they were joining forces with the Walt Disney Company to redesign the mascot costume, as part of an effort to modernize the character, and planned to use the character in comic books, children books and animated features.