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Being Pistol Pete

Sat, Sep 01, 2012

A look behind the auditions of Pistol Pete

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Portraying Pistol Pete

Mon, Dec 01, 2008

On Nov. 1, 1958, thousands of OSU alumni, family and friends gathered at Lewis Field for the homecoming game against Army. It was the first homecoming under the newly named Oklahoma State University and a first for what has become one of the greatest mascot traditions in the United States.

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The man behind the mascot

Sat, Dec 01, 2007

What it's like to be Pistol Pete.

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Pistol Pete: more than a mascot

Fri, Dec 01, 2006

Three alumni who portrayed Pistol Pete during their student years — Scott Petty, Lance Millis and John Price — said wearing the head was more than just becoming a mascot. It was becoming someone who lives and breathes the OSU spirit — something they still do today.

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