<body><div><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1yJ7xI_0wDXLdFn00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1yJ7xI_0wDXLdFn00" width="1083" height="609" ><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"></figcaption></figure><p><strong> Oregon </strong> went into West Lafayette and put a beatdown on Purdue. Although it was a successful night for the Ducks, <strong><em> The Duck </em></strong> was on the wrong end of an unfortunate incident prior to the <strong> college football </strong> game. </p><p> He lost his head during the team runout. </p><p> The Duck first came to exist in the late 1890s. The University of Oregon did not have a mascot at the time. A local sportswriter referred to the team as the ‘Webfoot boys’ in a preview of its game against Pacific University. One thing led to another and the name totally stuck. </p><p> However, newspaper editors often needed to shorten their headlines so they began to use a much shorter word in place of the ‘Webfoot boys.’ That word was ‘Duck.’ The Oregon Duck was born. </p><p> There were a lot of attempts to find a better mascot during the 1900s but the Duck prevailed. And by the 1940s, Oregon received permission from Walt Disney to use Donald Duck’s likeness as its mascot. </p><p> Fast forward to the 60s and the Duck received the nickname ‘Puddles.’ Oregon made it abundantly clear in 2014 that its mascot does not have a name. He is just, ‘The Duck.’ </p><blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p> Call me Duck, call me Mr. Duck, call me the Oregon Duck, call me for dinner, for a game of ping pong, for a snack…call me often…just remember that I’m not Puddles. </p><cite> — The Oregon Duck on Facebook in 2014 </cite></blockquote><p> Whatever you want to call him, the Duck is one of the most recognizable mascots in the entire world. He is always up to something. You never know what kind of shenanigans he is going to get himself into but it never fails to provide tremendous entertainment. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/theoregonduck/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> View this profile on Instagram </a><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/theoregonduck/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Oregon Duck </a> (@ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theoregonduck/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> theoregonduck </a> ) • Instagram photos and videos </p></blockquote><script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p> Unfortunately, the most entertaining moment of the Duck’s stint in Indiana on Friday was not intentional. </p><p> A player, <a href="https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> wearing No. 13 </a> , was looking out at the crowd as he ran onto the field at Ross-Ade Stadium. He did not see the Duck in front of him and got his feet tangled. </p><p> The mascot went down, hard, and lost his head. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> Can’t stop thinking about this <a href="https://t.co/tMZLzlZEHR" rel="nofollow"> https://t.co/tMZLzlZEHR </a></p> — no context college football (@nocontextcfb) <a href="https://twitter.com/nocontextcfb/status/1847500303123337261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 19, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p> It was a disaster! </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> THEY KILLED THE OREGON DUCK <a href="https://t.co/lwQtbjHUpO" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/lwQtbjHUpO </a></p> — IcyVert (@IcyVert) <a href="https://twitter.com/IcyVert/status/1847496380316557727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 19, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p> Fortunately, the Duck was able to recover in a hurry and popped right back up. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> He took it like a champ <a href="https://t.co/LNScw7mxsK" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/LNScw7mxsK </a></p> — FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/CFBONFOX/status/1847475824586367456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 19, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p> Although the fall was certainly not ideal, it did not damper the mascot’s spirits! </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> Oregon Duck gets involved in dance off with Purdue cheerleaders. <a href="https://t.co/eYNmOaA5zY" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/eYNmOaA5zY </a></p> — Exponent Sports Desk (@Exponent_Sports) <a href="https://twitter.com/Exponent_Sports/status/1847461956183064967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 19, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p> Long live the Oregon Duck! </p><p> The post <a href="https://brobible.com/sports/article/oregon-duck-mascot-lose-head-hit-fall-trip-viral-video/" rel="nofollow"> Oregon Duck Mascot Loses Head After Getting Clobbered By Player Who Wasn’t Paying Attention </a> appeared first on <a href="https://brobible.com" rel="nofollow"> BroBible </a> . </p></div></body>

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Oregon went into West Lafayette and put a beatdown on Purdue. Although it was a successful night for the Ducks, The Duck was on the wrong end of an unfortunate incident prior to the college football game. He lost his head during the team runout. The Duck first came to exist in the late 1890s. […]
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