Just Big Joe: How a Legend Became the New Mascot of the Ottawa RedBlacks

 Historical figure, fictional character, mascot: “Big Joe” is all of the above. The Ottawa RedBlacks dropped “Mufferaw” from “Big Joe” as the last name drew criticism from the francophone community. The name “Mufferaw,”some have complained, does not give proper homage to the real French-Canadian logger, Joseph Montferrand. Not wanting to