title: Big Red (Lamar University)
text: # Big Red (Lamar University)
  
  Big Red is the mascot of the sports teams at Lamar University, a Cardinal with Red plumage.
  
  ## History
  
  In 1932 South Park Junior College held a contest to determine a new school name. A new school name was needed because the school began serving students from across the region. When the contest results yielded the name Lamar College, John Gray: athletic director, football coach, and eventually university president changed the school mascot from the Brahamas to the Cardinals. Shortly after this change Big Red was born.
  
  