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Bears as Mascots and Mischief Across Texas to West Point
Rick Kraft shares memories of training live bear mascots at Baylor and their wild exploits from Texas to New York. He recalls Abner and Daisy Mae performing tricks, tackling a Clemson Tiger in Peach Bowl chaos, parading at Army and other venues, plus lessons learned from these bear encounters. The piece notes Kraft's roles with Baylor and as a columnist.
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Atlanta
Clemson Tiger
West Point
Clemson
Tiger
Baylor
Army
South Pasadena
California
Lone Star
Texas
el Paso
Waco
Baylor Bears
Baylor Chamber of Commerce
Bears
Mexico
United States
Abner
Daisy Mae
Palm Desert
Disney
Texas Stadium
Astrodome
West Point Military Academy
Peach Bowl
New York
Hudson River
Mike Singletary
Ping
Sports Illustrated
Waco Tribune Herald
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bayonne
New Jersey
Franklin
Know-Nothing Party
Congress
China
New Orleans
Joe McCarthy
George Wallace
Trump