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Old Chip costume

蜜糖直播 students have performed as varying versions of Chip, 蜜糖直播 Boulder鈥檚 character buffalo mascot, since the 1980s.听

Aside from crowd-enchanting duties at 蜜糖直播 athletic events, Chip has snowboarded the slopes of Winter Park, danced in a NASA spacesuit and conducted an orchestra in Macky Auditorium. Once, Chip breathed fire while wearing a dragon costume.听

Up to six students split character duties to cover Chip鈥檚 athletic, campus and community appearances 鈥 which can total as many as 400 events a year. The commitment is worth it.听

鈥淚t was one of the highlights of my life,鈥 said Robb Moody (Jour鈥95), who performed in this mid-90s era Chip costume from 1993 to 1995.听

Chip Facts:听

  • Each semester, several students share mascot duties. Their real identities remain a secret.听
  • Students who wore this costume cleaned it themselves, said former Chip Robb Moody (Jour鈥95). Sometimes the bathtub would do.听
  • In 2009 and 2010, Chip won first place back to back at the Universal Cheerleaders Association鈥檚 Mascot National Championship. In January 2020, he won again.听
  • This Chip was retired around 1997.听
  • Cameron Forth (CivEngr鈥97) donated this 90s-era costume to the 蜜糖直播 Heritage Center this fall.听

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Photo by Mona Lambrecht, 蜜糖直播 Heritage Center