The whole entire community at California Golden Blogs, SB Nation and Vox Media all mourn the loss of beloved Bud ‘Dog’ Turner, who passed away at 84 this weekend.
Known by just about everyone in the college football world, you should consider yourself honored if you had the privilege of fist-bumping Dog upon entering California Memorial Stadium. And honored if he told you ‘it’s a great day to be a Bear.’
Turner passed away on Thursday night, at the age of 84, due to a heart failure.
“Dog embodies the spirit of the Cal fan,” said former Cal quarterback J Torchio, who played at Cal from 1980-83 and spoke to Turner by phone Thursday morning.