Purdue's 'Boilermakers' nickname was the butt of a joke that went viral during 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' this ...
Fallon and an "audience member" (a staff member) talked over a beat about the Sweet 16, but kept getting tripped up when ...
Purdue University's mascot, the Boilermakers, originated from a newspaper taunt in 1891 after a football victory against ...
What is a Boilermaker? Here's what to know about the history of Purdue's nickname ahead of the men's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — You might have seen "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon's good-natured ribbing of Purdue and its well-known moniker, the Boilermakers, from Wednesday night's show.
Here's what you need to know about why Purdue is nicknamed the Boilermakers, what a Boilermaker is and its history: That's the question "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon asked earlier this week but ...
Purdue's sports teams are named in honor of the big, burly "boilermakers" who worked on big, heavy metal boilers like those ...