BEVO at the Beach
Where: Various
Locations
When: Summer
Contact: Barry O'Neal (barry@texasexescc.org)
Next
Occurrence:
TBD @ TBD
One of the most beloved mascots in all of collegiate
athletics is The
University of Texas' own, BEVO.
Texas Exes is proud to be able to bring down BEVO
to visit with alumni and University supporters from the Corpus Christi
area.
Whether at The
University of Texas Marine Science Center in Port Aransas, or at a
private ranch before a baseball game on Corpus Christi Bay, BEVO
at the Beach is an event that allows everyone in the Corpus
Christi area to appreciate our
great mascot.
The next time BEVO
comes to Corpus Christi, don't miss an opportunity to visit with him!
Longhorn History
In the scientific history of its development, the Longhorn comes to connote courage, fighting ability, nerve, lust of combat, efficiency in deadly encounters and the holy spirit of ‘Never Say Die."
The Texas Longhorn is a breed that originated from Spanish cattle. Texas at the time was full of predators so the Longhorn became tough and could kill anything from grizzlies to mountain lions.
BEVO's Name
UT's first mascot, a frightened 1,200-pound longhorn steer, was presented at the Texas vs. Texas A&M Thanksgiving Day game in 1916, which UT won 22-7.
In writing about the game afterward, Ben Dyer, editor of The Alcalde magazine, referred to the steer as
“BEVO.”
How the name came to be remains a mystery, although theories abound.
The most well known tale never actually happened. In 1917, four A&M students branded the longhorn
13-0, marking A&M's 1915 win over Texas.
Texas students did not, in fact, retaliate by changing the steer's brand to
BEVO.
Instead they fattened him up and served him at a football banquet in 1920.
The Aggies were fed the side they had branded and presented with the hide, which still read
13-0.
