| Buster Bronco | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Buster_Bronco_Boise_State.png) The mascot Buster Bronco during a game in 2010, wearing his jersey (#0). | |
| University | Boise State University |
| Conference | MWC |
| Description | anthropomorphized bronco |
| First seen | 1932 |
Buster Bronco is the official mascot of Boise State University.
Buster Bronco, is a person in a brown bronco costume with a large head and an open mouth. Buster Bronco wears #0.
The idea to have a Bronco as a mascot originated in 1932 by Boise State Junior College Students.[1]Buster Becomes A Bronco is a children's book based on Buster Bronco that was published in 2008. [2]
Buster Bronco was ranked third on the Sports Illustrated Power Mascot Rankings in 2007.[3] Buster was also a candidate for the Capitol One Mascot of the Year for the 2008–2009 season.[4]
- ^ Brown, Janelle. "Compare and Contrast: Boise State and the University of Oklahoma." Boise State University 14 December 2006 12 Oct 2008, [1] Archived 12 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ McCurry, Janis. Buster Becomes a Bronco. Boise State University, 2008, [2]
- ^ "Cy Competes for Mascot of the Year." 09022008 12 Oct 2008 256& SPSID=46688 Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ McCartney, Cory. "Mascot Power Rankings." Sports Illustrated 08092007 12 Oct 2008 [3]