The current and most popular Benny has had many "relatives" or family members over the years. His great-grandfather, in the late 1960s, was the first NBA mascot. Along with Dick Motta and Jerry Sloan, he was ejected by Earl Strom for interfering with the action on the court in the Bulls' 113–90 loss in Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference Finals at the Milwaukee Arena on April 20, 1974. Many other variations/family members of the bull where passed on to different ones, including Benny's chubby predecessor (or father) in the 1990s. A slim, dunking bull mascot named "Da Bull" was added at the time. According to an article on the Bulls' website: "Da Bull is Benny the Bull's cousin, and he made his first appearance at a Bulls game during the 1995–96 season. That is why his uniform number is 95.