KALAMAZOO, MI - Born in 1988, Western Michigan mascot Buster Bronco has reached the average life expectancy of his hoofed likeness.
So for his 29th birthday, Buster got a makeover, and the revamped mascot was revealed before WMU's football home opener Saturday at Waldo Stadium before the team's game against Idaho.
The new Buster features a trimmed down body and a a streamlined head, which is similar to the modern look of the Broncos logo.
Buster Reveal: Training to Reign Part 3#LetsRide #WeWillReign pic.twitter.com/lrj8aW28yt
-- WMU Broncos (@WMUBroncos) September 6, 2017
The change is the first to WMU's mascot since the 1991 season, when it went from a student dressed in a horse's head to the furry brown bronco that the became a staple of the Kalamazoo community, where it visited schools, hospitals, libraries and parades.