The Story of Bear Down

In 1926, Arizona's battle cry was created by John "Button" Salmon. Salmon was the student body president, starting quarterback for the football team, catcher for the baseball team, a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity, and Chain Gang Junior Honorary. The day after the first game of the 1926 football season, Salmon and two others were involved in an automobile accident, in which their vehicle flipped over in a ravine. Salmon suffered a severe spinal cord injury. Football coach Pop McKale visited Salmon regularly while he was in the hospital. During McKale's last visit, Salmon's last message to his teammates was, "Tell them.. tell the team to bear down." John Salmon died on October 18, 1926.

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