Ralphie

Sean Tufts is a former CU football player and Ralphie Handler. Now he’s back at CU, this time with a cause.

The buffalo served as CU’s live mascot for 12 seasons.

Soccer returns to the NCAA Tournament, Cross Country Nationals and other stats.

Watch chalk artist Chris Carlson draw a special cover for the Coloradan alumni magazine.

Readers' responses to the Ralphie-themed issue of the fall Coloradan.

As of August 2017, five individual buffaloes have served as Ralphie, including the incumbent, 11-year-old Blackout. What do you know about each?

Ralphie I may have looked small when she arrived in Boulder, but she was mighty.

The buffalo who became Ralphie I arrived in Boulder in 1966. In 1967, her Folsom Field performances took root in CU culture.

Drs. Lori and Michael Scott of North Denver Animal Clinic have treated animals for nearly three decades — including, for the last 20 years, all the Ralphies, active and retired.

Ralphie helps pay her own way in life — but the fans do the heavy lifting