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Brutus The Buckeye Turning 50

WOSU 89.7 NPR News | By Steve Brown

Published March 9, 2015 at 7:37 AM EDT

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The original Brutus the Buckeye was made of paper mache.

Ohio State University

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Brutus in 1965

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Brutus in 1968

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Brutus in 1974

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Brutus in 1975

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Brutus at the 1976 Rose Bowl

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Brutus in 1980

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Brutus in 1981

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Brutus in 1982

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Brutus in 2007

Brutus the Buckeye turns 50 this year.

The mascot who’s become synonymous with Ohio State sports was created in 1965 out of a contest to find the next mascot.

For WOSU’s sports show “After the Score“, Steve Brown and Thomas Bradley spoke with Ohio State University archivist Tamar Chute.