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Mr. Two Bits

It all started in 1949 at Florida Field when George Edmondson looked at the crowd around him as the Gators were playing The Citadel. Fans were booing the team and George would not stand for it, he jumped up and got the fans cheering, and so began the legend of Mr. Two Bits. For 60 years, Gator fans from all across the world became eternally grateful for the man who started every Gator home football game with the phrase "Two-bits, Four-bits, Six-bits, a dollar. All for the Gators, Stand up and holler!"

In 2013 a new tradition began, Gator Greats were introduced each week as the “celebrity Two Bits” to keep George’s tradition alive.

History of Mr. Two Bits

We Are The Boys

Between the third and the fourth quarter all fans stand, lock arms, and sway to “We Are The Boys”

We are the boys from old Florida,
F-L-O-R-I-D-A.
Where the girls are the fairest,
The boys are the squarest …
Of any old state down our way.
We are all strong for old Florida
Down where the old Gators play.
In all kinds of weather …
We'll all stick together for …
F-L-O-R-I-D-A.

I Won't Back Down

Florida Gators fans honor Gainesville, Florida, native Tom Petty in between the third and fourth quarters by singing “I Won’t Back Down,” one of the late artist’s biggest hits.

The song first played on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, against the LSU Tigers in which 90,000 fans sang along.

Gators to Honor Gainesville Legend, Music Icon Tom Petty on Saturday
Scott Carter / Senior Writer

UF Alma Mater

Florida, our Alma Mater
Thy glorious name we praise
All thy loyal sons and daughters
A joyous song shall raise
Where palm and pine are blowing
Where southern seas are flowing
Shine forth thy noble Gothic walls
Thy lovely vine clad halls
‘Neath the Orange and Blue victorious
our love shall never fail
There’s no other name so glorious
All hail, Florida, hail.

Gator Fight Song

So give a cheer for the Orange and Blue
Waving Forever!
Forever pride of Old Florida,
May she droop never.
We’ll sing a song for the flag today,
Cheer for the team at play!
On to the goal,
We’ll fight our way for
Flor-i-da!

Go Gators!