In this image made from video former Sparty mascots, Ross Ramsey, far left, Phil Lator, second from right, and Scott Ferry, far right, hang out at a pregame tailgate on Michigan State University campus, Sept. 6, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ross Ramsey enjoys spending time with fellow alums at Michigan State football tailgates.

These aren’t just any old former Spartans, though.

They were Sparty himself – something few knew when Ramsey and his pals donned the muscular mascot suit two decades ago.

“Once you are done being Sparty, you can tell others that you were Sparty,” said Ramsey, a physician and hospital administrator in Pigeon, Michigan. “And clearly you have a close bond with those others who were in the same role as you, because th

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