There are 428 registered sports teams in the United States using BEARS as a team mascot at the professional, semi-pro, collegiate, and high school level. The BEARS mascot goes all the way back to Yale's Handsome Dan in 1889. It's also a very popular mascot in Canada and parts of Europe. This doesn't even begin to count the hundreds of primary schools, civic recreation department teams, church teams, corporate softball teams, and private clubs, along with dozens of defunct, historical teams that use the BEARS mascot. Mascots, Etc has you covered with BEARS Fan Gear no matter which of these you root for.