Arizona female mascot, Wilma, debuted on March 1, 1986, as part of a blind date set up with Wilbur. She has since become a fixture at various athletic events, particularly Women's Volleyball and ...

Many college mascots or nicknames originated in one of two ways: from a local newspaper story or from a student vote. Arizona's nickname, the Wildcats, came from the former. Arizona played the ...

The Wildcat community is mourning the loss of Dr. Walter "Wally" Foxcroft, a former Wilbur T. Wildcat mascot and beloved member of the University of Arizona family. Foxcroft, a 43-year-old ...

The original University of Arizona mascot was a live bobcat named Rufus Arizona, who met an untimely death on this date (April 17) in 1916. The Arizona Wildcat reported: "While endeavoring to ...

The University of Arizona mascot life is not for the faint-hearted. Here's what it takes to be a mascot for the Wildcats. Local Sports Things To Do Politics Travel Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper ...