MAY 1940 · SCHOOL IDENTITY
The day Greenbrier became the Bobcats
The Greenbrier High School Athletic Hall of Fame preserves one of the most important identity dates on the entire site: in May 1940, the student body voted the Bobcat to be the emblem of Greenbrier's teams.
May 1940Student-body vote
BobcatOfficial mascot
86+ yearsIdentity carried into 2026
The football year
The fall season itself was 1–9 under Joe Henry Carter. The permanent story of 1940 is not the record — it is the name that generations of Greenbrier teams still carry.
1940 SEASONHall of Fame source
The Hall homepage specifically dates the student vote to May 1940 and identifies the Bobcat as the emblem selected for Greenbrier teams.
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Every later football title, state championship in another sport, cheer final, Showstoppers trophy and Voice of the Bobcats broadcast inherits this identity. This is the origin point for the word “Bobcats” across the entire site.
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