In 1976, Geral Fauss, a teacher at Cy-Fair High School created foam fingers to show support for the team at the high school where he taught, to raise funds for the industrial arts club, and as a project that his industrial arts class could produce themselves.
Geral Fauss, a teacher at Cy-Fair High School, crafted foam fingers in 1976 to demonstrate support for his school's team, generate funds for the industrial arts club, and assign a project for his students in the industrial arts class to complete.