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Brown Bears
UniversityBrown University
ConferenceIvy League
NCAADivision I
Athletics directorMichael Goldberger
LocationProvidence, RI
Varsity teams37 [1]
Football stadiumBrown Stadium
Basketball arenaPizzitola Sports Center
Baseball stadiumMurray Stadium
MascotBruno
NicknameBears
Fight songEver True To Brown
ColorsSeal brown and cardinal red and white

                     

Homepagebrownbears.cstv.com

The Brown Bears is a name shared by all sports teams at Brown University, a university located in Providence, Rhode Island in the United States. Brown University is a highly esteemed private University located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a member of the Ivy League. The Ivy League is an Athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States Brown Stadium is a football stadium located in Providence Rhode Island. The Paul Bailey Pizzitola Memorial Sports Center, often referred to as "the Pitz" by students is a 2800-seat multi-purpose athletic center in Providence Rhode Brown University is a highly esteemed private University located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a member of the Ivy League. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Bears are part of the Ivy League conference. The Ivy League is an Athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. Brown's mascot is Bruno. Both the men's and women's teams share the name, competing in 37 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I sports. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States In football, the Bears, along with all other Ivy League teams, compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States [1]

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History

Brown's first mascot was a burro, first introduced in 1902 in a game against Harvard. The donkey or ass, Equus asinus, is a member of the Equidae or horse family and an odd-toed ungulate. [2] The burro mascot was not retained after it seemed frightened by the noise of the game, and due to the laughter it provoked. [3] The University eventually settled on the bear after the head of a brown bear was placed at an archway above the student union in 1904. [3] In 1905 The Bears introduced Helen, the university's first live bear mascot, at a game against Dartmouth. Dartmouth College ( is a private, Coeducational University located in Hanover, New Hampshire, U [2] Bruno, Brown's current mascot, was introduced in 1921, originally also as a live bear. [3] A number of bears represented Bruno over the years, later being represented by a person in costume by the late 60's. [3]

Varsity Athletics

The Bears participate in 37 NCAA sports, ranking them third among all Division I institutions for number of sports offered. [1] The Bears first fielded a football team in 1878, playing Amherst College in their inaugural game. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. [4] In addition to football, the Bears participate in baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's crew, men's and women's cross country, equestrian, fencing, field hockey, men's and women's golf, gymnastics, men's and women's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, skiing, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's squash, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, volleyball, men's and women's water polo, and wrestling. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m A crew comprises a body or a class of people who work at a common activity generally in a structured or hierarchical organization Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description Fencing is the art of armed Combat involving Cutting, Stabbing, or slapping bludgeoning Weapons directly manipulated by hand Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Softball is a team Sport popular especially in the United States. Squash is a racquet sport that was formerly called squash racquets, a reference to the "squashable" soft ball used in the game (compared with the Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Islandjpg|thumb|A man dives into the Great South Bay of Long Island. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Water polo is a team water sport A team consists of six field players and one Goalkeeper. Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport Wrestling. [5]

Notable Athletes

The Bears have produced many notable athletes. One of Brown's most famous athletes is John Heisman, namesake of the Heisman Trophy. John William Heisman ( October 23, 1869 &ndash October 3, 1936) was a prominent American football player and College football Before finishing college at the University of Pennsylvania, Heisman played college football at Brown as a lineman. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies [6]

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The St Louis Blues are a professional Ice hockey team based in St The Atlanta Flames were a professional Ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 1972 to 1980. Don Colo (born January 5, 1925 in East Bridgewater Massachusetts) is a former American football Defensive tackle who played nine American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. 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