Willie the Wildcat had a head cold. Well, Willie didn’t have a head cold. The student wearing the furry gray Wildcat head had a head cold. You see, Willie doesn’t get sick. Willie’s always ...

In 1949, the Badgers' initial mascot costume was similar to that of Michigan St., a big papier-mache head. A contest was later held to determine the mascot's name and Buckingham U. Badger ended up ...

(Or his mascot head, if applicable). We knew that Willie the Wildcat could play a little guitar – I didn't know he could deliver such a blow, and in a rivalry game, no less. At halftime, Kansas ...

The 1984 Midland High graduate, who became the first "Wildcat Willy" mascot for the university, was recently honored with induction into the Northern Michigan University Sports Hall of Fame.