Bevo died Friday. The Longhorn mascot of the Texas Longhorns was 13.
The steer died at the ranch where he lived. He had been retired earlier in the week after his diagnosis and had not made the trip to the Cotton Bowl the previous weekend for the annual OU-Texas game.
“He was so big and strong, but he had such a sweet personality and a gentle soul,” said Ricky Brennes, executive director of the Silver Spurs, the mascot’s handlers and caretakers. The Silver Spurs had announced Oct. 7 that the steer had been stricken with a life-threatening condition.
Bevo XIV, whose given name was Sunrise Studly, had served as the school mascot since the age of 2, in 2004. He was on the football sideline for two Rose Bowl victories, including the January 2006 national championship game.
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