About Sammy
Sammy debuted as a giant papier-mache head and a sailor hat that was worn with regular clothes. He was designed by assistant dean of women Dorothy Meek, art instructor Mabel Taylor, the cheerleaders and some art students. 
Throughout the 70's, various Sammy's were created with a fox-like guise with heads made of plastic, paster or papier-mache, donning a brown body suit covered with a football jersey
The costume received its third overhaul of the decade to become an animal that looked neither like a bear nor a cat, and Sammy the Bear...dog emerged.
The costume received its third overhaul of the decade to become an animal that looked neither like a bear nor a cat, and Sammy the Bear...dog emerged.
The Sammy we now know and love was created in 1996 by Pharaon, which debuted on Jan. 31, 1997, at halftime of the Bearkats basketball game against Stepehen F. Austin State.