Why did they remove it? Because it was white?.............
No, over the years competing school football fans painted it different colors. Once they painted it like black polka dots. The coats of paint accumilated and it needed repair so they removed it. It was difficult to access to repair.
It was placed on hill above the stadium. We did a 5 gallon bucket brigade up the hill to put the cement in place for the base. Then they used a huge crane to lift the sculpture.
It was quite a deal. From 1967-2019 is a long time.
The 2nd photo I mentioned was on the cover of the fraternity’s national magazine. I still have a copy somewhere.
Maybe to keep some idiot in a Hawaiian shirt from getting stomped into a puddle while trying to steal it.
Seriously, though....get close to the calf. It’ll make a great picture.
A local bank restored it and it is on their property. I’ve not seen it. I only discovered it was moved when I looked for a photo of it.
It is an old landmark, I can see why they wanted it. Probably a lot of those attending WT A&M might bank with them. It is still the school mascot. (I think)
Football there is as partisan as politics.
Politics in the Panhandle of Texas has always been strong GOP. Always was fiscal conservative, even among Dems.
Farming, Ranching and Oil/gas were the strong beginning of the Texas Panhandle region.