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. The students promptly ...

In our fourth installment of our Mascot Mania series, we’re delving into the history of the Washington State Cougars. We all know Butch, but how did he come to be? Well, there have definitely ...

(Photo: Geoff Walker) WALKER'S PATH TO become Butch differs from the process WSU currently uses to select ... who donned crimson and white rugby shirts and sweatpants at sporting events and ...

I really appreciate the honor, but wouldn’t it be better to name him after somebody closer to WSU?’” “And they went with Herbert ‘Butch’ Meeker, who was our quarterback at the time.

Editor’s note: This column was delivered anonymously by T-shirt cannon to the fourth ... You can’t leave, Butch. You’ve been the WSU mascot for more than a century! The sixth – and final ...

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 ...

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 has installed a new cougar statue to match WSU Pullman’s iconic Butch sculpture. A similar reproduction was installed on WSU Spokane’s campus on Feb. 12.