Bevo is the name of the mascot of the sports teams at the University of Texas at Austin, a Texas longhorn steer with burnt orange coloring. Bevo is one of the most recognized college mascots and has even been called "the toughest-looking animal mascot in sports". The shape of the Longhorn's head and horns gives rise to the school's hand symbol and saying, Hook 'em Horns. The current Bevo is fourteenth in the line of longhorns that have been the university's mascot. There are conflicting stories as to how Bevo came by that name.
The best-known tale has been called into question. The legend claims that the name came about due to an incident of vandalism led by students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. It is true that in 1917, four Texas A&M Aggies kidnapped the longhorn and branded him with "13 - 0", the score of A&M's 1915 win over Texas. Texas students are rumored to have retaliated by changing the steer's brand to Bevo, as is sometimes claimed. However, there is actually evidence that Bevo was fattened up and served at a football banquet in 1920, due to the fact the university did not have the money to take care of him and he was not tamed to roam the campus. The Aggies were fed the side they had branded and presented with the hide, which still read 13–0. Since Ben Dyer had used the term one year previously, this would mean that the A&M prank could not have led to the name. Another story states that it is possible the editor had Bevo in mind, which was a near beer.
Matt: WRONG
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