English Bulldogs are one of the most popular team mascots out there; in fact, 45 U.S. college teams have a bulldog as their mascot! Blue is the 5th Butler University mascot.

Butler Blue III, also known as “Trip,” was an English Bulldog who served as Butler’s live mascot from 2013 to 2020. He died Saturday morning after a brief illness.

Retired Butler Bulldogs mascot Blue III has died, the university announced in a social media post. Blue, known as Trip, was 12 years old.

INDIANAPOLIS- (WISH) Beloved Butler University mascot Butler Blue III has died. Trip, an English Bulldog was 12 years old. Trip passed sometime Saturday morning following a brief illness, the ...

Butler Bulldogs mascot Blue rides in a car dressed as Santa during a basketball game. As one of the oldest colleges in the United States, it seems fitting that Yale was also one of the first ...

Uga, left and Blue According to the university, Blue is actually Butler Blue IV. He is a 2-year-old AKC-Registered English Bulldog. Uga is technically Uga IX, part of a long line of English bulldogs.

INDIANAPOLIS — Butler University's English bulldog, Blue, is a finalist to be inducted in this year's class for the Mascot Hall of Fame. The live mascot program at Butler has spanned more than 20 ...

Butler first unveiled a live mascot about 20 years ago, but it was Blue II, who was born in 2004, who became what the university described as its “most decorated and beloved bulldog.” ...

Michael Kaltenmark has handled Butler bulldog mascots for 16 years and has described the experience as "incredible." "They know when it's showtime and they love it," Kaltenmark said of the fans.

Evan’s boss and the man behind Butler’s live mascot program, Michael Kaltenmark, is retiring from that role in May. So is the most famous bulldog in the Midwest, Blue III (aka Trip).