An ode to Columbus' mascots
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They're silent, enthusiastic and usually have a T-shirt cannon at the ready.
- On this National Mascot Day, we're giving three cheers to the furry, fervent creatures pumping up crowds at every local sporting event.
The intrigue: Most mascots have strangely elaborate backstories for how they came to root for our home teams.
🌰 Brutus Buckeye: Brutus debuted in 1965 and can be spotted at over 500 OSU events every year.
- Canon says he was born with a 200 IQ and frequently lobbies the Ohio Statehouse to pass an anti-nut consumption law.
😼 Crew Cat: This mascot is a tough customer, as proven when it decked a kid in a mascot-youth football game.
- The cat has a mascot son named S.C.
🏒 Stinger: This Blue Jackets bug turns 25 next month and loves listening to AC/DC.
⚾ Lou Seal and Krash: You can find these lovable baseball mascots at Huntington Park.
- Lou Seal is from Alaska, so the story goes, and must have appreciated when fellow Alaskans Josh Phelps (2010) and Aaron Cunningham (2012) suited up for the Clippers.
🐄 Butters D. Cow: Butters was born in 2002 as "Cowman," but had his name changed after a Facebook contest.
