Big Red, Western Kentucky University's athletic mascot, was born in the fall of 1979 and celebrates its birthday on December 1st. Big Red can be best described as the Spirit of Western!

It’s Big Red. Or is it Gabibbo? Big Red has been the amorphous mascot of Western Kentucky University since 1979, long considered one of the best mascots in college sports.

Ohio State is preparing to take on Western Kentucky for the first time in program history.. With that, comes the Buckeyes' first meeting with "Big Red," when they kick off against the Hilltoppers ...

According to the Western Kentucky athletics page, Big Red was designed by Western Kentucky student Ralph Carey and made its debut during the 1979-80 basketball season.Carey told the Bowling Green ...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WSMV) - Western Kentucky University may have just revealed the most unique helmets in all of college football on Friday. On Tuesday, Oct. 24 against Liberty University, the ...

The "Spirit of Western Kentucky since 1979," Big Red's iconic bright red frame featuring a wide-set smile and the WKU letters across his ... She is a recent graduate of Northwestern University, ...

Big Red lats 1980's. (Photo Courtesy of WKU Sports Information) It has become more than a mascot. Big Red, Western Kentucky University’s amorphous, ambiguous, asexual and always lovable ...

On Thursday, Western Kentucky caused a storm on social media when it revealed its newest helmet design. The red helmets will pay homage to the school’s mascot, Big Red, by featuring two large ...

Those eyes belong to Big Red, the Hilltoppers’ notably bizarre mascot, and the helmets were unveiled with great fanfare last week while Western Kentucky’s football team had an open date.

Celebrate, then, the likes of Western Kentucky University's Big Red, who is basically a weird amalgamation of a frog and Grimace but is somehow beautiful for it.

Known for being an international superstar, Big Red has risen to fame despite being just over 30 years old. The faithful protector of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers has become a staple of the ...