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Sammy Bearkat is the mascot of Sam Houston State University (SHSU), located in Huntsville, Texas. He is a popular attraction at many athletic events such as football, basketball, and volleyball. He is a popular attraction at many athletic events such as football, basketball, and volleyball.
David Adickes – painter; sculptor; creator of '65 Sam Houston statue, President heads at Presidents Park; Jonathan Aibel – screenwriter of Kung Fu Panda and Kung Fu Panda 2; Dana Andrews – Hollywood actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild, 1963-1965; Frank Bielec – Trading Spaces designer; Katie Rose Clarke – Broadway actor
During Sam Houston's 2011 National Championship run, many of the Bearkat band members were unable to perform due to the playoffs being held after the semester was over. To replace the missing members, former Bearkat Marching Band alumni were asked to perform during the FCS Semifinal game. This was the first ever Alumni Bearkat Marching Band.
Sam Houston has fielded a football team since 1912 and have played continuously since 1946 following World War II.The only times the Bearkats did not field a football team were in 1918 for World War I, from 1943 to 1945 for World War II, and 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic (although they did get a make-up season in the spring of 2021).
Willie Fritz was the head football coach (2010–2013) at Sam Houston and was the 2011 American Football Coaches Association Coach of the Year [13] and 2012 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year. [ 14 ] In 2011, Fritz's second year as head coach, the Bearkats were the only FCS school to have an undefeated regular season thus earning the team the No ...
Sam Houston State University (Sam Houston, SHSU or Sam) is a public research university in Huntsville, Texas. Founded in 1879, it is the third-oldest public college or university in Texas. It is one of the first normal schools west of the Mississippi River and the first in Texas.
Steamboat House is located at Sam Houston State University, in the city of Huntsville, county of Walker, in the U.S. state of Texas.Dr. Rufus W. Bailey built the house in 1858 as a wedding gift for his son, but the couple refused to live in it because of its unusual architecture, which caused the locals to give it the nickname "steamboat".
Don Sanders Stadium, nicknamed "The Don", [1] is located in Huntsville, Texas, and home to the Sam Houston Bearkats baseball team. It opened on February 11, 2006. [3] The Stadium was originally named Bearkat Baseball Complex in 2006 and in 2007 was renamed to Don Sanders Stadium.