Editor's note: David Stirt founded Gator Bait newspaper in 1980 and grew it into one of the largest college-team publications in the country, with a weekly readership of nearly 80,000 Gator fans.

TAMPA, Fla. — The University of Florida's famous "Mr. Two Bits" has passed away. George Edmondson, 97, died in Tampa Edmondson's iconic cheer started almost by accident Family hopes to hold ...

The University of Florida's most famous cheerleader has died. George Edmondson Jr., better known as Mr. Two Bits while riling up crowds at Florida home games for 60 years, died Tuesday at age 97, the ...

Florida's original Mr. Two Bits (George Edmonson) retired in 2008 after leading the traditional cheer at Gator football games for 59 years. Since then, the school has used honorary Mr. Two Bits to ...

I will never forget the first time I heard those words. I had just turned 12 years old, and my cousin Daniel was taking me to “the Swamp” for my first Florida football game. The Gators were kicking ...

I don’t know about you, but I miss Mr. Two Bits already. He passed away last week at the age of 97, but I’m afraid his attitude, his outlook and his encouraging, optimistic way of being a fan — and a ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Gator fans and sports enthusiasts around the world are mourning the loss of a genuine Florida icon. George Edmondson, better known as "Mr. Two Bits," passed away this week at the ...

Matt Elam is no George Edmondson Jr., but he nailed the Mr. Two Bits tradition. During the Ravens' bye week, Elam returned to his alma mater, the University of Florida, to be the honorary Mr. Two Bits ...

Former Florida Gators quarterback and 2001 Heisman Trophy runner-up Rex Grossman will be the honorary “Mr. Two Bits” for the upcoming game against LSU. Our Honorary Two-Bits for LSU will be UF Hall of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The University of ...

George E. Edmondson, beloved by generations of University of Florida football fans as Mr. Two-Bits for the cheers he would lead throughout the stadium, died Wednesday night. He was 97. Edmondson for ...

George E. Edmondson, beloved by generations of University of Florida football fans as Mr. Two-Bits for the cheers he would lead throughout the stadium, died Wednesday night. He was 97. Edmondson for ...