The lovable Wisconsin Badgers mascot Bucky Badger hit a big milestone on Oct. 2. Ole’ Bucky turned 75, representing 75 years of firing up fans, making little kids cry, and messing with beat reporters and staff photographers on the sidelines.
Yes, Bucky Badger, ahem, Buckingham U. Badger, is 75 years old today, although you couldn’t tell by the youthful enthusiasm he shows day in, day out on the football field, basketball court, hockey rink, and all the other venues around Madison Bucky frequents.
Bucky’s birthday, Oct. 2, 1940, represents the day Bucky’s likeness earned a copyright, and was designated by the Library of Congress in Washington D.