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Hook 'em Horns is the chant and hand signal of The University of Texas at Austin. Students, alumni, and fans of the university employ a greeting consisting of the phrase "Hook 'em" or "Hook 'em Horns" and also use the phrase as a parting good-bye or as the closing line in a letter or story.
Apr 11, 2017 · The “Hook ’em Horns” hand sign is a gesture used to show support for the University of Texas at Austin, and particularly, for the university’s Longhorn athletic teams. Developed by students at the university in 1955, its use continues today.
The official Hook 'Em page for the University of Texas Longhorns.
The “Hook ’em Horns” hand sign is shown for the first time in Gregory Gym. At the lower left, someone is trying out the new signal for themselves. The head at the lower right belongs to Longhorn Band Director Vince DiNino.
Hook 'Em attends more than 250 University of Texas at Austin events at home and across the country each season. In 2014 the Hook 'Em costume was updated to include lighter horns, more defined muscles, and custom made football, basketball, and baseball uniforms.
UT’s costumed mascot is known as Hook ’Em. Burnt Orange and White. Orange and white were first used as UT colors in 1885, when two students on their way to a baseball game stopped at a general store to get ribbons for the crowd. The most plentiful colors in stock were orange and white.
Sep 4, 2016 · Can a hand symbol blow out birthday candles? Because the University of Texas’ indelible “Hook ’em, Horns” sign turned 60 years old Wednesday.
Texas' world-renowned "Hook 'em Horns" sign, created by head cheerleader Harley Clark in 1955, was voted the nation's top hand signal by Sports Illustrated.
Oct 18, 2007 · Hook ‘Em Horns origin. As the 1955 Head Cheerleader, Judge Harley Clark recalls the day he led the student body to adopt the now-official Longhorn hand sign. By: Christopher Palmer and Mason Jones.
Nov 11, 2010 · The “Hook ’em, Horns” hand sign turns 55 years old today. How did our beloved and omnipresent hand sign come to be?
