On October 13, 1939, McAllen lost one of its most beloved citizens, “Popeye.” He was a good-natured white bulldog, who was embraced by the multitude of McAllen High School football fans who considered him to be their mighty mascot. It was a dark Friday the 13th as hundreds of students went into mourning.The kids used to play around with Popeye, and the adults loved him for the swagger — he was as friendly as they come.He was an iconic figure that spent his most precious moments strutting proudly at the end of a leash carried by the whirling majorettes of ...