Cincy Bearcats Hoodie Size:3XL The Deadman
Baker’s notes & crumb story
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The Deadman
The marsupial mascot of the University of Akron
But for the 1989 shot
Skyline has brought the beef (and
Cincy Bearcats Hoodie Size:3XL The DeadmanDuring a crisp fall game against the Kentucky Wildcats way back in 1914, Cincinnatis star fullback, Teddy Baehr (really!), inspired one cheerleader to improvise a surprisingly catchy chant: They may be Wildcats, but we have a Baehr cat on our side. The raucous crowd followed, and by the next days school newspaper, a cartoonist had immortalized the Baehr cats for the ages. Only one minor edit: BEARcats. The rest is history.