TexasTerror
November 11th, 2005, 04:58 PM
Thought this was a neat project especially considering Texas has perhaps more high schools than most any state (I'm sure there is an exception or two). Glad there aren't any hippos in Huntsville! :)
Bulldogs are No.1, but Hippos are alone
11/11/2005 1:30 PM
By: Associated Press
HUNTSVILLE -- They prowl all over the Lone Star State, most visibly on Friday nights in the fall. Lions, Tigers and Bears. Blackcats, Bearcats, Bobcats, Tomcats and Wildcats. They're Texas high school mascots.
Some English graduate students at Sam Houston State University, home of the Bearkats, have published a book, “Mascot Mania, Spirit of Texas High Schools.” English professor Paul Ruffin coordinated the semester-long project.
Ruffin's students got a list of schools from the Texas Education Agency and wrote each school a note and called, if needed, to explain the project. Their finished work includes a list of more than 1,000 schools.
According to their research, Bulldogs is the most common name, carried by 81 Texas high schools. Eagles is next, with 77.
But it's the single-name schools that attract the attention. Consider the Hutto Hippos. The name goes back to 1915 when a hippo escaped from a circus train in Austin and finally was found in a creek near Hutto.
The Top 10 names for Texas high school teams:
Bulldogs, 81
Eagles, 77
Tigers, 65
Panthers, 51
Wildcats, 48
Mustangs 44
Lions, 34
Cougars, 28
Indians 27
Pirates, 27
Bulldogs are No.1, but Hippos are alone
11/11/2005 1:30 PM
By: Associated Press
HUNTSVILLE -- They prowl all over the Lone Star State, most visibly on Friday nights in the fall. Lions, Tigers and Bears. Blackcats, Bearcats, Bobcats, Tomcats and Wildcats. They're Texas high school mascots.
Some English graduate students at Sam Houston State University, home of the Bearkats, have published a book, “Mascot Mania, Spirit of Texas High Schools.” English professor Paul Ruffin coordinated the semester-long project.
Ruffin's students got a list of schools from the Texas Education Agency and wrote each school a note and called, if needed, to explain the project. Their finished work includes a list of more than 1,000 schools.
According to their research, Bulldogs is the most common name, carried by 81 Texas high schools. Eagles is next, with 77.
But it's the single-name schools that attract the attention. Consider the Hutto Hippos. The name goes back to 1915 when a hippo escaped from a circus train in Austin and finally was found in a creek near Hutto.
The Top 10 names for Texas high school teams:
Bulldogs, 81
Eagles, 77
Tigers, 65
Panthers, 51
Wildcats, 48
Mustangs 44
Lions, 34
Cougars, 28
Indians 27
Pirates, 27