Oakland University Golden Grizzlies - "The Grizz" - Rochester, MI
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N 42° 40.458 W 083° 12.852
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Ferocious grizzly bear representing the Golden Grizzlies
Waymark Code: WM5WNB
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2009
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This beast greets visitors to the Oakland University Athletics Center. The eight-foot bronze sculpture weighs nearly a ton. It was created by the parents of OU swimmer Hunor Ma'te of Hungary. The university, students and OU Student Congress raised more than $35,000 to acquire it.
OU is a Division I-AAA school with 18 regular season titles, 35 tournament championships, and 24 NCAA appearances, as of early 2009.
School name: Oakland University
Artist: Istva’n Ma’te and Gyorgyi Lantos
Year Created/Dedicated: September 6, 2006
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