Spiny when dry, slippery when wet, and delicious in gumbo, the Fighting Okra is everything a fruit or vegetable mascot should aspire to be. 2. Brutus Buckeye, Ohio State Buckeyes: The most ...

The origin story of the vegetable mascot is pretty hazy and feels like more of a legend. But for years, club officials have stuck with his general timeline: Before he made his first appearance on ...

Scottsdale Community College administrators asked students in 1972 to vote for a new mascot Students attempted to embarrass leadership by adopting the Artichokes moniker Artie the Artichoke ...

Even though Delta State's official mascot is the Statesmen, this is far cooler. Not sure how many vegetable mascots exist in college sports, but this has got to be one of the greatest. The George ...

1.) 'Mr. Okra', the Fighting Okra, Delta State University Another fighting vegetable, 'Mr. Okra' is considered the school's unofficial mascot. In the late 1980s, 'Mr. Okra' came into being as the ...

a lot of the mascots Grosse put on his map have spoken out. In Delaware, it was the Wilmington Blue Rock's Mr. Celery. Grosse gave his reason for that selection: "It's a vegetable." The Blue Rocks ...

It's been 24 years since Mr. Celery first made an appearance at a Wilmington Minor League Baseball game, joining the team's other mascot Rocky Bluewinkle. The origin story of the vegetable mascot ...