100 Years Young, Big Bertha Is Finally Retired

The world’s most famous one-note instrument, the iconic Big Bertha, has played her final tune. Her swan song was performed at halftime of the Texas-Iowa State game on Oct. 15, 2022, just shy of 100 years after her first appearance for the University of Chicago on Oct. 23, 1922.   Following decades of drubbing—and with the […]

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