WSU was playing Gonzaga that week in basketball, so the group trotted Butch out for the game and then promptly returned him to Pullman. Butch VI was the longest serving Butch. When he died in 1978 ...

And when Herbert L. “Butch” Meeker was a Washington State senior, the governor of the state, Roland Hartley, presented the WSU student body its first live cougar mascot.

Founded Walker's Lockers in 2016; was Butch T. Cougar in 1984-85 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Country Music Association Awards are always a star-studded event, but Washington State University fans got an extra surprise from a certain special guest on the red ...

It’s named after former WSU quarterback Herbert “Butch” Meeker. Each bronze Cougar is 10 feet tall, 6 feet wide and 12 feet long. Including the rock it stands upon, each statue at WSU ...

Butch, WSU’s cougar mascot, welcomes Fall 2024 students on 1st day of classes at Tri-Cities campus Richland.

Washington State University Tri-Cities marked the first day of classes on Monday with a welcome from a familiar, furry face. Butch, the university’s beloved cougar mascot, led a group of alumni ...

Washington State University Vancouver will host a Holiday Cheer and Gift Gear event from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Hilton Vancouver Washington, 301 W. Sixth St.

You’ve been the WSU mascot for more than a century! The sixth – and final – living Butch the mascot is pictured in 1978. (The Spokesman-Review photo archive) ...

EVERETT — Washington State University Everett dedicated its new Cougar Pride statue on Friday. the same day as the newly proclaimed “Cougar Pride Day” in Snohomish County. Created by artists ...

Washington State University alumni Randy Bolerjack holds his son William, 2, as he reaches out to touch the new cougar statue at the Washington State University Everett campus on Friday, Aug. 23 ...