Butch III

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"Butch III" was the third live Wildcat mascot for the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire.

[edit] History

The third cat was purchased in 1934, and was to be named for the first New Hampshire player to score in the game against Maine. Charles scored the first touchdown, but Henry kicked the first field goal; neither name was chosen and the cat was named "Butch III." Butch III lived behind the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house in a cage and was the only mascot to be stolen by a rival school. Butch III was stolen in 1939, a week before a football game against Harvard and just after a the Wildcats beat Tuffs. There were no claims of responsibility, but the cat was found in a garage in Woburn, Massachusetts with "HARVARD 60, N.H. 0," written on the top of the cage.

[edit] See also

• "Mazie" - the University's first live Wildcat mascot.
• "Bozo" - the University's second live Wildcat mascot.
• "Butch IV" - the University's fourth live Wildcat mascot.
• "Wild E. Cat" - the University's fifth live Wildcat mascot and first human mascot.
• University of New Hampshire Wildcats