This is Big Bertha’s final year. There is emotion for Big Bertha’s retirement and excitement for what comes next.
“She is definitely an iconic fixture of what it is to be part of the 40 acres. You know, we’ve got the cannon, we’ve got Bevo, we’ve got Bertha. You know, the trifecta there,” said Delia Botbol, the band program coordinator and color guard instructor.“She has been in my life since I was a member of the Longhorn Band back in 1989,” Botbol said.“One-hundred years ago, 1922, the University of Chicago wanted a drum made for their football program that they had at the time.
But obviously, week after week, bowl game after bowl game, touchdown after touchdown, Big Bertha has taken a beating. “You can see the wear and tear on her head, you know, where she’s been hit. She’s lost her shape a little bit,” Botbol said.“Thank you for taking me out of my comfort zone. I had a lot of good memories and it’s really sweet that it’s come full circle for me and being a little freshman on Bertha crew not knowing what I was getting myself into, to getting to retire her my one of my last four games ever,” Izzie Garrett said.
“When I saw all the other ... alumni marching with a lot of the people that I marched with my freshman and sophomore year, that’s when it kind of really hit me. I was like, ‘This is really special.’ So it was such an amazing opportunity because I didn’t think I’d ever be able to work with Bertha again. Here I am,” Garrett said.“There’s an Athletics Hall of Fame at the North End Zone in DeKalb Memorial Stadium, and there’s already a spot reserved for Big Bertha,” Croomes said.
“You have to be there in person. She is magnificent. She’s beautiful. She’s gorgeous. The metal, I mean, I was in awe and I’m so honored that I get to know I get to take care of this one, too,” Botbol said.Max Massey is the GMSA weekend anchor and a general assignments reporter. Max has been live at some of the biggest national stories out of Texas in recent years, including the Sutherland Springs shooting, Hurricane Harvey and the manhunt for the Austin bomber.
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