Sad news from New Brunswick on Tuesday — Lord Nelson, a police horse who worked at Rutgers University and who later was ridden by the Scarlet Knight mascot at football games, passed away at age 42.
Lord Nelson is also the answer to one of the more quirky pieces of trivia: He's the only horse to be penalized during a college football game.
Way back in October of 1994, Rutgers faced Army at Giants Stadium. After scoring a touchdown, Rutgers went up 16-14, but here's what happened before the PAT, according to the New York Times':
"Rutgers missed the extra point because of one of its mascots, a horse.