WINNIPEG --
The man behind a famous Winnipeg Blue Bomber is marking a milestone with the team.
This year James Deighton, better known as the mascot Boomer, is putting notch number 33 on his belt.
Deighton first donned the Boomer costume in 1989 and never imagining he would be in it as long as he has.
"I was only supposed to actually wear the costume for one year to fill in for someone that was injured," said Deighton, who is the mascot coordinator and part of game day production.
He said the previous year he was the other mascot Buzz and got to be part of the Grey Cup winning team.