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University of Colorado’s Chip named mascot of the year

Yes, it's true. Chip, the University of Colorado at Boulder mascot, has earned top honors in the 2010 Universal Cheerleading Association's mascot competition -- making him a back-to-back national champ. Dan Hawkins sure as hell can't say the same. The clip above served as Chip's award-winning entry to the UCA...
By Michael RobertsJanuary 20, 2010
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Yes, it’s true. Chip, the University of Colorado at Boulder mascot, has earned top honors in the 2010 Universal Cheerleading Association’s mascot competition — making him a back-to-back national champ. Dan Hawkins sure as hell can’t say the same.

The clip above served as Chip’s award-winning entry to the UCA contest, showing the anthropomorphic bovine to be far more energetic and interactive than some mascots we could name (like Dinger, for instance). But he should think twice about going pro. To us, the Nuggets’ Rocky still rules the roost.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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