However, back when Great Grandpa Benny was working the fans in old Chicago ... mascot was here to stay. In 2004 the torch (trampoline) was passed to the current Benny we know and love today. The ...

Landey Patton poses with a photo of himsef as the Chicago Bulls mascot, Benny the Bull, in Lexington, Va., on March 6, 2019. Patton was the first person portray Benny, who turns 50 this year.