Tag: Texas

  • UNT’s most famous alumni

    Denton, Texas is famous for a few things…

    It’s home to the University of North Texas, one of the premier music schools in the nation. . .

    . . .Whose nickname is the “Mean Green” after their most distinguished alum — Charles Edward “Mean Joe” Greene — the menacing defensive tackle from the Pittsburg Steelers “Steel Curtain” defense of the early 70’s. . .

    . . . And whose mascot, the “Eagle” also served as the inspiration for the name of a certain California-based band founded in the 1970’s (thanks to another alum – Don Henley.)

    (Seems the 70’s was a busy decade for UNT.)

    And finally. . .

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