News Brutus The Buckeye Turning 50 ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ 89.7 NPR News | By Steve Brown Published March 9, 2015 at 7:37 AM EDT Email Listen • 4:19 1 of 10 The original Brutus the Buckeye was made of paper mache. Ohio State University 2 of 10 Brutus in 1965 3 of 10 Brutus in 1968 4 of 10 Brutus in 1974 5 of 10 Brutus in 1975 6 of 10 Brutus at the 1976 Rose Bowl 7 of 10 Brutus in 1980 8 of 10 Brutus in 1981 9 of 10 Brutus in 1982 10 of 10 Brutus in 2007 Brutus the Buckeye turns 50 this year.The mascot who’s become synonymous with Ohio State sports was created in 1965 out of a contest to find the next mascot.For ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½â€™s sports show ““, Steve Brown and Thomas Bradley spoke with .