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Bear Down" is the official motto of the Arizona Wildcats, located in Tucson, Arizona. [1] It is the inspiration for "Bear Down, Arizona!," the unofficial fight song of the University of Arizona (U of A).
A few weeks later Lee was named the UA band director, and in September 1952, the UA band performed "Bear Down, Arizona!" in public for the first time. Soon thereafter, "Bear Down, Arizona!" became accepted as UA's fight song despite the fact that the Chicago Bears fight song, "Bear Down, Chicago Bears", was introduced in 1941.
Bear Down Gym, originally known as Men's Gymnasium, is a 300-seat multi-purpose arena in Tucson, Arizona. It opened in 1926. It opened in 1926. It was home to the University of Arizona Wildcats basketball team.
Holsclaw and his wife Alice contributed greatly to the University of Arizona and to the state of Arizona itself. Holsclaw went on to serve as a state senator for many years. The Holsclaw family has been honored by the university with an endowed chair in the genetics department and a recital hall in the Music Building. "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"
In 1952 Jack K. Lee, the new director of the UA's band, saw the words "BEAR DOWN" written on the university's gymnasium and was inspired to create the music and lyrics for a fight song by that name. [145] The UA fans were delighted when the song was played during athletic events and "Bear Down, Arizona!" became accepted as the unofficial fight ...
Arizona Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium in the southwestern United States, located on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.It is the home field of the Arizona Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference.
During construction, the Wildcats briefly considered playing some of its 1971–72 home schedule in the then-newly completed 8,000-seat arena at the Tucson Convention Center, [5] but eventually declined, remaining in Bear Down Gym until the new venue was ready.
The Arizona Wildcats football program is a college football team representing the University of Arizona that is a member of the Big 12 Conference. The team has had 31 head coaches and two interim head coaches since its founding in 1899. The Wildcats have played in more than 1,100 games in 113 seasons.