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- Hornets to Unleash 30-foot high Hornet and Hot Dog Cannon in 1999 season
- by John Gladding
- sacstate.com columnist
- August 27, 1999
- In the latest effort to beef up the athletic program, Sacramento State athletics marketing director Solomon Fulp has a tall order on his hands.
- 30 feet tall, to be exact.
- Come this fall, students, alumni, and college football fans will be greeted by a giant 30-foot tall inflatable hornet at home games and on campus. Herky the Hornet, Sac State's official school mascot, will have a new look this football season.
- Sac State's new inflatable hornet will be one of many ways Fulp will be trying to put more fans in the stands. Fulp has also gotten a hold of a brand new hot dog launcher, similar to the ones seen at Sacramento Kings games, which has the ability to launch hot dogs, t-shirts, or sponsor coupons up to 350 feet in to the stands.
- According to the Sacramento Business Journal, Fulp is trying to raise the attendance at football games from 9,000 to 11,000. A few years ago, attendance was only at 2,000.
- Fulp will also be giving out thousands of tickets to area Long's Drugs, Mountain Mike's Pizza, and United Parcel Service, in an effort to get as many fans in the gate as possible.
- The inflatable hornet and hot dog cannon only adds excitement to the anticipation of what looks to be a great football season. With the return of star running back Charles Roberts and the highly anticipated debut of Ricky Ray, Sac State's new quarterback.
- Sac State's first game is September 4.
also see:- Sac State's Official Hornet Athletics Page - HornetSports.com
