Cosmo the Cougar

[2] Dwayne Stevenson, the pep chairman of BYU, bought the costume for $73 and persuaded his roommate Daniel T. Gallego to wear it and thus become the first Cosmo.

LaVell Edwards, the legendary football coach for the Cougars, wore the Cosmo costume during the final season basketball game against Utah in 1981.

[3] On September 2, 1997, BYU's Athletic Media Relations announced that while hunting Swoop the Hawk (rival) Utah's mascot in Rock Canyon, Cosmo fell 100 feet.

This included reduction in head size, which allowed Cosmo more range of motion and the ability to perform more daring stunts.

Cosmo frequently does flips, walks on stilts, rides motorcycles, and performs slam dunks in order to please the crowd.

This cougar statue was donated by the class of 1965 and stands outside LaVell Edwards Stadium.
This van includes a 1600-watt, 12-speaker stereo system, a dance stage on top, a basketball hoop, a variety of specialty lights (on the top), a fog machine , several sirens, and a cordless public address system.
Cosmo at the 2006 Fourth of July parade in Provo
Cosmo performs another one of his stunts at a BYU Football game: BYU vs Virginia