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Brown bears
This article is about the athletics teams at Brown University. For the animal, see
brown bear .
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 . The Bears are part of the Ivy League conference. 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. In football , the Bears, along with all other Ivy League teams, compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).[1]
History Brown's first mascot was a burro , first introduced in 1902 in a game against Harvard .[2] [3] [3] Dartmouth .[2] [3] [3]
Varsity Athletics The Bears participate in 37 NCAA sports, ranking them third among all Division I institutions for number of sports offered.[1] football team in 1878, playing Amherst College in their inaugural game.[4] 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 .[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 . Before finishing college at the University of Pennsylvania , Heisman played college football at Brown as a lineman .[6]
Bill Almon - professional baseball player, #1 pick in the 1974 Major League Baseball draft Mark Attanasio (Class of 1979) - financier and owner of the Milwaukee Brewers Curt Bennett (Class of 1970) - professional ice hockey player, St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Flames Don Colo (Class of 1950) - professional American football player, All-Pro who played for the Cleveland Browns Mark Donohue (Class of 1959) - professional racing driver, 1972 Indianapolis 500 championTommy Dowd - professional baseball playerDave Fultz (Class of 1898) - professional baseball playerCory Gibbs (Class of 2001) - professional football (soccer) player, Charlton Athletic , English Premier League Irving "Bump" Hadley (Class of 1928) - professional baseball player, pitcher for the Washington Senators and New York Yankees John Heisman - college American football player and coach; namesake of the Heisman Trophy Fred Hovey (1890) - professional tennis player, U.S. Open Men's Doubles Champion (1893) and Men's Singles Champion (1895)Steve Jordan (Class of 1981) - professional American football player, 6-time All-Pro tight end who played for the Minnesota Vikings Sean Morey - Special Teams Captain of 2005 Super Bowl XL Champion Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Paterno (Class of 1950) - quarterback and cornerback for the Bears, head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions since 1966Jimmy Pedro - most decorated American Judo athlete; Judo World Champion (1999), two-time Olympic bronze medalist (1996 , 2004 )Lee Richmond - professional baseball player, first major league player to throw a perfect game Norman Taber (Class of 1913) - track and field athlete , member of the 1912 Olympic gold medal-winning 3,000-m relay teamFred Tenney - professional baseball playerWallace Wade (Class of 1917) - American football coach at the University of Alabama and Duke University , namesake of Duke's football stadium
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