Greg Hansen's Notebook: University of Arizona has debuted a new "Bear Down" TV campaign, embracing Button Salmon’s 1926 plea.
Greg Hansen
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Greg graduated from Utah State University, worked at two Utah newspapers, the St. Petersburg Times, the Albany Democrat-Herald in Oregon and moved to Tucson to cover UA football and baseball. He became the Star's sports columnist in 1984.
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