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Ralphie the Buffalo is the name of the live mascot of the University of Colorado Buffaloes. The current Ralphie – nicknamed Ember – is the sixth bison to fill the role since 1967. Ralphie is best known for running a horseshoe pattern around Folsom Field prior to each half of home football games.
12. Sept. 2023 · Ralphie the Buffalo is technically a North American bison. Brooke Neely, a research associate with the Center of the American West, sheds light on how CU’s iconic bison mascot became known as a buffalo.
28. Juni 2016 · Ralphie History - University of Colorado Athletics. In 1934, a contest in the Silver & Gold newspaper determined the school mascot to be the buffaloes. For the final football game of the 1934 season, a group of students paid $25 to rent a buffalo calf to stand on the sidelines.
Ralphie is actually Ralphie VI and leads the football team onto the field at the beginning of the first and second halves. A buffalo leading the team onto the field dates as far back as 1934 and the Ralphie tradition began in 1966.
28. Juni 2016 · Ralphie has always been a female buffalo because of their size and temperament. Male buffalo weigh over 2,000 pounds, stand over six feet tall at their hump, and while their speed is the same they are much stronger than female buffalo. How much does Ralphie weigh? How does that compare to other buffalo?
1. Sept. 2017 · Learn about the history and legacy of Ralphie, the live buffalo mascot of CU Boulder, in honor of her 50th anniversary. Find out how she got her name, how she is cared for, and how she inspires fans and rivals.
1. Aug. 2008 · The University of Colorado has one of the more unique mascots in all of intercollegiate athletics, a real buffalo named Ralphie. CU has two live buffalo mascots, Ralphie IV and Ralphie V. Ralphie leads the football team out on the field both at the start of the game and second half.
