Bass Pro Shops signs on as official sponsor for Mercer Bears
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Bass Pro Shops is a privately held retailer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor recreation merchandise. Bass Pro Shops is known for a large selection of hunting, fishing, and other outdoor gear. The owner, John L. Morris, began his career in sporting goods with a fishing section in the back of a Brown Derby liquor store owned by his father, located in Springfield on the road to Table Rock Lake and Branson, Missouri.
About Property:
The Mercer Bears are the athletic teams of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. Mercer is an NCAA Division I member competing in the Atlantic Sun Conference for most sports. The lacrosse team competes as an NCAA Division I independent; football will compete in the Pioneer Football League when the program begins in 2013. Mercer joined the Atlantic Sun, formerly called the Trans American Athletic Conference, in 1978 and is the only charter member remaining with the conference. Mercer is the only private university in Georgia with a NCAA Division I athletic program. The university fields eight men's and nine women's teams.