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The Lobo Mascot

After “Lobo” was adopted as the school’s nickname in 1920, it was not long thereafter that a real Lobo became the mascot. Bruno Dieckmann, class of 1902, and by 1920 a successful Albuquerque insurance and real estate agent, acquired the first Lobo for the University. The cub became the responsibility of the cheerleaders and it appeared in harness at every football game. However, in the late 1920s, a child teased the wolf and was bitten at one of the games. A live wolf has really never been a part of the athletics scene since.