Big Bertha II measures just over 9.5 feet in diameter and 55 inches wide, while her predecessor was just under 8 feet in diameter and 34.5 inches wide.
Longhorn Band and debuted alongside the original Big Bertha, who made her final appearance after 100 years of service, says the university. Both drums took the field during halftime with the Longhorn Band and Longhorn Alumni Band.
The original Big Bertha will be entering the Frank Denius Family University of Texas Athletics Hall of Fame. Big Bertha II, pictured right at A&F Drum Co earlier this month, made her debut at the Longhorns-Cyclones game alongside the original Big Bertha, pictured left in 2021."We’re not saying goodbye to Big Bertha, but we felt like her centennial was the perfect time to honor her by moving her to the Hall of Fame," said Longhorn Band director Cliff Croomes in a release.
Big Bertha has had a storied history with the Longhorn Band and has led it onto the field for football games for over 60 years, says the university. Big Bertha was named after the World War I-era German Big Bertha howitzer because of her sound and volume. The original drum was commissioned by the University of Chicago in 1922, and then-Longhorn Band director Moton Crockett purchased the drum in 1954, refurbished it and presented it to incoming director Vincent DiNino in 1955.
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