Now the Alabama White Bear has its own Patterson-Gimlin film: NBC’s broadcast of the 1972 Orange Bowl. Sadly, we’ve only been able to procure screenshots of Nebraska’s New Year’s Day massacre (38-6) of the White Bears. Still, behold the beast:
The origins of the legendary Crimson Cryptid were partially revealed in a 1972 Plainsman article on a proposed giant Auburn eagle mascot.
Related: ‘My Wife Was the Auburn Tiger’: The pre-Aubie antics of a forgotten Auburn mascot.
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