According to ASU, Sparky was not the university's original mascot. In 1889, when the school was known as Tempe Normal School, the student body chose "Owls" to be the mascot.

In the 133 years of ASU's history, many aspects of the school’s image have changed — including its name on several occasions — but since his debut in the fall of 1946, mascot Sparky the Sun Devil has ...

It’ll be a tradition here at ASU for years to come, the original Sparky, but it’s time to update the Sparky on-field.” ASU students also collaborated with Disney throughout the process. Students at ...

A. Sparky has been ASU's mascot since 1946 when a student named Richard Heller first donned the costume, making him an enduring symbol of Sun Devil pride for over seven decades. Q.

Sparky was created by ASU student Bert Anthony in 1946, becoming the university's official mascot. Know more on Sparky the Sun Devil on Sportskeeda.

Arizona State University announced the new, new costume design for Sparky the Sun Devil that was voted on by fans, and the one that looks the least like a child predator is the costume they're ...

ASU launches voting process for students, alumni, others to decide details of revamped Sparky. ASU launches voting process for students, alumni, ...

ASU enlisted the company to redesign its venerable Sun Devil mascot, ... which featured Anthony's original Sparky from 1980 until the most recent uniform overhaul in 2011.

The 128 mascots were divided among 16 survey questions, each with eight randomized variations. Every survey taker evaluated at least 16 mascots.

Two years after a complete overhaul of its logo and uniforms, Arizona State unveiled a new -- or updated, anyway -- look for mascot Sparky at a press conference on Friday. In collaboration with ...