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Who can be credited with flashing the first horns down sign?
Posted on 1/19/24 at 10:04 pm
Posted on 1/19/24 at 10:04 pm
Does anyone know who, when and where the “horn’s down” sign originated?
My best guess would be a fan of Arkansas, Oklahoma or Texas A&M back in the 1960s.
My best guess would be a fan of Arkansas, Oklahoma or Texas A&M back in the 1960s.
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Posted on 1/19/24 at 10:05 pm to Arkyologist
Jesus
Posted on 1/19/24 at 10:08 pm to Arkyologist
Nero
Posted on 1/19/24 at 10:09 pm to WestSideTiger
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Jesus
I swear I was about to credit Jesus Christ with this, weird.
ETA: Can somebody fark this?
This post was edited on 1/19/24 at 10:10 pm
Posted on 1/19/24 at 10:09 pm to Arkyologist
Harry Rex Vonner did it. I was there. It was glorious.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 10:11 pm to Arkyologist
Apparently, UCF gave the “horns down” in the handshake line after beating them this week and the Horns’ coach was not pleased. 
Posted on 1/19/24 at 10:11 pm to Arkyologist
Legend has it that an aggie milkman was trying to give his boyfriend the shocker and couldn't figure out the math....and a tradition was born.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 10:12 pm to Arkyologist
Me…
Posted on 1/19/24 at 10:12 pm to Arkyologist
It was conceived by ancient Sooners...
Posted on 1/19/24 at 10:14 pm to Arkyologist
Posted on 1/19/24 at 10:19 pm to Arkyologist
I’d say find out when the horns up was started and look for their first loss after that.
Apparently it was first started in 1955 by a cheerleader…..then this on horns down:
It's unclear when it was first used, but The Daily Texan featured a Baylor student doing it in 1963, bringing media attention to the new phenomenon.
Apparently it was first started in 1955 by a cheerleader…..then this on horns down:
It's unclear when it was first used, but The Daily Texan featured a Baylor student doing it in 1963, bringing media attention to the new phenomenon.
This post was edited on 1/19/24 at 10:23 pm
Posted on 1/19/24 at 10:20 pm to Arkyologist
Don’t know that, but I do know the name BEVO was born out of necessity to cover up a 13 - 0 branding iron on the longhorn side, courtesy of the Aggies
Posted on 1/19/24 at 11:12 pm to Clark14
Thank you
Posted on 1/19/24 at 11:24 pm to Arkyologist
I don't know who started it, but Matt Jones perfected it.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 11:30 pm to AGGIES
quote:That's actually not true.
Don’t know that, but I do know the name BEVO was born out of necessity to cover up a 13 - 0 branding iron on the longhorn side, courtesy of the Aggies
And this place, and Rodney Terry, are obsessed with Horns down. Texas fans don't give a shite.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 11:31 pm to Arkyologist
Just remember folks doing it at game when I was a kid in the 60"s.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 11:42 pm to Clark14
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Apparently it was first started in 1955 by a cheerleader…..then this on horns down:
"Hook 'em Horns was invented on Nov. 11th, 1955.
The next day Texas played TCU in Austin and Horn students started doing the "Hook 'em.
So my guess is that it was a visiting TCU fan on that Nov. 12th day. (TCU won).
The next week...Texas played A&M. I'm sure some enterprising Aggie figured out how to turn the Hook 'em Horns" downward.
This post was edited on 1/19/24 at 11:44 pm
Posted on 1/19/24 at 11:45 pm to Arkyologist
It was OU
Posted on 1/20/24 at 12:25 am to AGGIES
quote:just one of many fairy tales you and your fellow aggy believe if told enough times it somehow becomes true.
Don’t know that, but I do know the name BEVO was born out of necessity to cover up a 13 - 0 branding iron on the longhorn side, courtesy of the Aggies
Posted on 1/20/24 at 12:30 am to Gunga Din
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"Hook 'em Horns was invented on Nov. 11th, 1955.
Holy flux capacitor, Batman.
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