"So the story goes, a
"So the story goes, a
Georgia defensive player
Georgia defensive player
looked up and saw a
looked up and saw a
bushy-headed Mercer
bushy-headed Mercer
runner burst through the
runner burst through the
line and remarked, "Whence
line and remarked, "Whence
Cometh That Bear?" And, from
Cometh That Bear?" And, from
that day forward, the Mercer
that day forward, the Mercer
Baptists would become
Baptists would become
known as the Mercer Bears."
known as the Mercer Bears."
The Bears
Are Back!
Former Mercer football players gather at Macon's Central City Park
in 1992 to dedicate a plaque commemorating the centennial of the
1892 Mercer – Georgia Tech football game, which the Bears won 12 – 6.
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