Oklahoma State Cowboys Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Chuck Walla: Greetings from your Community Volunteer Reviewer,

Since you have not responded to my reviewer log about your cache, nor did you post a note to your cache page telling me and others of your intention to address the issue with it, the cache has been archived.

Some time ago, I posted a note to your cache page requesting a response from you to post what you were planning to do with the cache on the page and to send me a note. I have no record of a response, and no response tells me that you are not planning on replacing or repairing this cache. If I am wrong with that assumption, please let me know promptly. I can always unarchive the cache for you, if needed, if it has been less than 3 months since it was archived.

Sincerely,

Chuck Walla
Community Volunteer Reviewer
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Hidden : 8/20/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is my COLLEGE FOOTBALL MASCOT'S cache series. I
tried to make this a series of easy PnG's. I put all of them on the
east side of the HWY except the one farthest north and it on the
west side. There is a small FTF prize in only one of the 10
cache's. Happy caching :)

Pistol Pete

From the 1890s on, Oklahoma A&M sports teams had been referred to as the Agriculturists or Aggies, the Farmers, and officially but unpopular, the Tigers. But by 1924 Charles Saulsberry, sports editor of the Oklahoma City Times, and other writers who regularly covered college events had begun to refer to Stillwater’s teams as the A&M Cowboys. The Oklahoma State OSU football historyAthletic Council authorized Athletic Director Edward C. Gallagher to have 2,000 balloons printed, “Oklahoma Aggies – Ride ‘Em Cowboy” for sale at football games in 1926.
The nickname was quickly adopted, yielding a genuine identity that had long been lacking on campus and around the community. Around 1923, an early U.S. deputy marshal, Frank B. “Pistol Pete” Eaton, headed Stillwater’s Armistice Day Parade. At the parade’s end, the search for a replacement for the Tigers was over.

The spirited image of a tough, proud, self-reliant cowboy triggered by Eaton became a cartoon drawing. The new mascot was easily woven into campus life, but it was not until 1984 that official sanction would be given to the emblem and its “Pistol Pete” moniker. By then, the Cowboys had already been settled into 60 years of vocabularies and print, spilling over into the general references to the student body, alumni, faculty and fans.

For thirty-five years, the crusty old cowboy was a living symbol of OSU, representing the colorful past of the area. As such, he would attend OSU athletic events, building dedications, etc., and sign autographs, pose for photographs and reminisce about the Old West with anyone who would listen.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fgenvtug rnfg bs BX fvta ba srapr cbfg

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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