UA homecoming this weekend is all about Wilbur the Wildcat - the beloved and furry mascot turns 50 on Saturday.
The UA used real animals as mascots off and on between the early 1900s and the late 1950s (with at least one tragic mishap), until two UA students (Richard Heller and John Paquette) pitched the idea of using a costume-wearing human.
Wilbur made his first appearance at the UA vs. Texas Tech football game on Nov. 7, 1959, and was an immediate hit, according to a UA Web site.
Wilbur's look has evolved over the years. It was during one of those costume makeovers that Wilma the Wildcat was created.
She made her first public appearance on March 1, 1986, during a "blind date" with Wilbur. The pair later "married" before an Arizona-Arizona State football game.
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Larry King left holding the microphone
11/21/2007 12:13 PM jcommings
As a journalist, I have had a few sources tell me mid-interview that they don’t want to talk. It’s part of the biz.
But luckily, I work in print journalism, so my only setback is to find another source willing to talk. But what do you do when you’re on television?
Poor Larry King—well, not poor int he money and wife departments—had to fill an hour of his show Tuesday night when Jan Adams, the plastic surgeon who operated on Kanye West’s mom before she died, told King he wasn’t going to talk to him out of respect for the family, who told him not to go on the show.
OK, I understand Adams’ hesistance to talk, but couldn’t he and his lawyers have made this decision before cameras rolled? Apparently it was the first time a guest has walked out on “Larry King Live” in its 25-plus years. It doesn’t make Larry King look stupid; it makes Jan Adams an idiot.
He had the perfect venue to clear up everything about the mysterious death. Even if there were some things he couldn’t talk about, there was his past history (including not being board certified) that he could defend. But he just took the microphone off one minute into the show, shook King’s hand, and walked off.
I don’t buy his excuse. He’s had no issues about talking to TMZ.com, nor did he seem conflicted about giving an interview to the LA Times earlier this week.
I wonder if any media outlet will want to grant this man an interview when he decides it’s time. Well, maybe the TV tabloid shows. They’re not below an “exclusive” interview.