He affixed the 1955-1974 Willie Wildcat logo (Willie in a K sweatshirt carrying a purple pennant, dubbed “Walking Willie”) onto a white shell featuring a black facemask, while a purple stripe ...

If you watched the Northwestern football game against Eastern Illinois last weekend, you noticed the Wildcats added a patriotic look to their helmets and midfield logo to honor the 10-year ...

And the Willie suit has evolved too. Before the full body suit, Willie was simply “chicken wire with faded purple velvet on top of a football helmet. There was no body suit except an antique ...

The swarms of fans. The sweat. The unrelenting good cheer. Current and former K-State and KU students who have played Willie the Wildcat, Big Jay and Baby Jay love nearly every bit of it.