
After Chance was retired in 2002, Joy welcomed her biological sister, Lady, to the plaza that summer.Īs Lady was growing as a Baylor Bear, she and Joy were slowly introduced to one another, with their student caregivers building up their interactions over a seven-month period before they were fully placed together in the plaza in 2003. Reynolds, in the Steve Hudson Memorial Bear Plaza. Curling up like an infant in the president’s arms, Joy drained the bottles in a matter of minutes.Īlthough she briefly lived in Sellers’ “bear-proofed” apartment, Joy’s eventual campus home was alongside Chance, a two-year-old bear named after Dr. Sloan, who came prepared with three bottles of special formula. The little cub then visited Pat Neff Hall to meet Dr. ‘02, and bear coordinator Ryan Fitzhugh, B.B.A. Joy was officially introduced to her namesake on the front lawn of the Reynolds’ residence in June 2001, with her first bear trainer Tyler Sellers, B.S. Sloan Jr., Joy also shared a name with another Baylor First Lady, Joy Reynolds, wife of Baylor’s 11th president, Dr.

With her sister named after former Baylor First Lady Sue “Lady” Sloan, wife of the University’s 12th President Robert B. Joy loved the visits from schoolchildren from throughout Central Texas and generations of families, students and alumni, who shared in the thrill of meeting Joy and Lady and learning about the Bears’ unique mission of stewardship, education and conservation. From the moment she arrived on the Baylor campus as a rambunctious four-month-old cub, Joy captured the hearts of Baylor students, alumni, faculty and staff and more than 250,000 campus visitors a year. 27, 2001, at West Coast Game Park in Bandon, Oregon. In addition, for Lady’s continued care as she ages into retirement, the University is moving forward on the construction of a permanent retirement facility, similar to their on-campus housing, at the Bears’ off-campus enrichment area.

Her sister, Lady, who is 20, will continue to receive the world-class supervision and protection of her caregivers in the Bill and Eva Williams Bear Habitat. The University will honor Joy in an on-campus memorial dedicated to the legacy of the past, present and future members of the Baylor Bear Habitat. One of Baylor’s treasured North American Black Bears, Joy will forever be remembered as an enduring symbol of Baylor’s spirit and tradition. After 245 days, Baylor football returned with a bang, handling their business so they can begin preparing for a daunting road test in Utah.WACO, Texas ( BAYLOR UNIVERSITY ) - Baylor University bear Judge Joy Reynolds, known simply as “Joy,” beloved sister of Judge Sue “Lady” Sloan and a cherished member of the Baylor Family for 21 years, passed away peacefully today surrounded by her loving and dedicated caregivers, staff and veterinary team. Shapen clearly had control of the offense. Overall, a great start to the season for your Bears. It was a humid day, the opponent wasn’t exciting, and the running plays weren’t all that special, so there’s some reasoning there, but lets hope the group looks more like last season moving forward. The running game struggled to get a rhythm behind them, and the pass blocking wasn’t anything special for the first half of the game. But tonight they did not appear to be their dominant selves from 2021. There’s been a lot of offseason hype for this group all offseason, deservedly so. My one criticism in this game would be for the offensive line. I expect the defense to be a little bit more exotic when we head to Provo to face BYU next week. Jaxon Player showed flashes of some serious inside dominance in his first game with Baylor, and Gabe Hall is an absolute monster who is going to a problem for other teams this season.


The Defense also spent most of the game in control, though they did look vanilla with their scheme and playcalling, something that’s expected in a game like this one. Gavin Holmes returned this punt 72 yards for the TOUCHDOWN‼️ /69iBdG6bSH- ESPN College Football September 3, 2022
