CFI: THIS DATE IN HISTORY

Oct. 31, 1914: Cincinnati’s Bearcat mascot is “born” as the unnamed team plays on the moniker of its standout fullback Leonard K. “Teddy” Baehr. Cheerleader Norman Lyon invents the cheer “Come on, Baehr-cat!” as UC upsets Southern power Kentucky 14-7. The student paper adapts the cheer and nicknames the team the “Bearcats,” complete with a cartoon with a bear’s face and cat’s body.


Courtesy: The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame.