Published: Sept. 1, 2017

Ralphie Contact Sheet

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

鈥淲e had to run for our life to keep up with her,鈥 said Bill Lowery (Bus ex鈥69).

To tire the animal before football games, sophomores Lowery, Don Marturano (贰肠辞苍鈥69), Victor Reinking (A&S鈥69) and John McGill (Engl鈥69) ran her along the perimeter of Boulder's Green Meadows Riding Ranch, where she lived.

But Ralphie was never too worn-out to keep the day's main appointment at Folsom Field. Read more about her start.

Photos from Coloradan archives