To adequately fill the shoes of Cosmo, the BYU mascot, in 1955, Peggy Herron Mortensen had to put shoes within shoes.

In 1955, Mortensen became the first woman to play the role of Cosmo. She was encouraged to try out by the first Cosmo character, Danny Gallegos.

"I guess they figured it would be something of a novelty," said Mortensen, who today is a 73-year-old mother of three and grandmother of 10.

"Danny helped me. He spent hours teaching me to walk like a guy. I had to learn to kind of swagger. He put extra padding on me and shoes inside of shoes."

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