German Flag Meaning: The colors black, red and gold have been associated with Germany since the middle ages, but the current German flag colors are traced back to early 19th century volunteers, who fought for the country in the Napoleonic wars.
For the answers, we turn to Bearcats! The Story of Basketball at the University of Cincinnati, a book by Kevin Grace, Greg Hand, Tom Hathaway, Carey Hoffman and Lisa Ventre, published by Harmony House (1997). The following is adapted from an appendix in the book.
Their finished work includes a list of more than 1,000 schools â including the Aggies of Poteet, about 30 miles south of San Antonio, and the Zebras of Grandview, about 35 miles south of Fort Worth. According to their research, Bulldogs is the most common name, carried by 81 Texas high schools. Eagles is next, with 77. Other popular names are Tigers and Panthers. It's the single-name schools that attract the attention. Like the Hutto Hippos, a name that goes back to 1915 when a hippo escaped from a circus train in Austin and finally was found in a creek near Hutto, about 25 miles to the northeast.