Sparky is a one-of-a-kind mascot The Territorial Normal School had the owls for a mascot. A new mascot, the bulldogs, was ushered in when the school changed its name to Arizona State Teachers College.

Andrew Walter, ASU's all-time passing leader, returned to Tempe to receive one final accolade, a Sparky Award for Male Athlete of the Year. "I don't know how the other guys didn't win," Walter said as ...