▁and ▁more ▁" h ound y " ▁looking ▁than ▁the ▁standard ▁Bl uet ick . ▁American ▁Blue ▁Gas con ▁H ounds ▁are ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" old - f ashion ed " ▁Bl uet icks . ▁This ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁appearance ▁and ▁" col der " ▁nose , ▁or ▁slower ▁style ▁of ▁tracking , ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁modern ▁co on h ound ▁bre eds . ▁ ▁Fam ous ▁Bl uet ick ▁Co on h ounds ▁ ▁Sm o key , ▁the ▁mas cot ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee , ▁is ▁a ▁Bl uet ick . ▁A ▁Bl uet ick ▁Co on h ound ▁named ▁T et ▁was ▁the ▁companion ▁of ▁String f ellow ▁Haw ke , ▁the ▁main ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁television ▁show ▁Air w olf . ▁Old ▁Blue , ▁a ▁Bl uet ick ▁Co on h ound , ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁El ia ▁Kaz an ▁film , ▁Wild ▁River . ▁B ando ▁in ▁Home ward ▁B ound ▁II : ▁Lost ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁was ▁played ▁by ▁a ▁Bl uet ick ▁Co on h ound . ▁Old ▁Blue ▁was ▁a ▁Bl uet ick ▁Co on h ound ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁P rit ch ard ▁boys ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁Where ▁the ▁Red ▁Fern ▁G rows ▁by ▁Wilson ▁Raw ls . ▁A ▁female ▁Bl uet ick ▁Co on h ound ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁George ▁Jones ▁song ▁" O l ' ▁Red " ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁covered ▁by ▁Bla ke ▁Sh el