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51-809: The organization was established in 1987, under the leadership of Dr. N. Joyce Payne, in cooperation with Miller Brewing Company , Sony Music , the NBA , Reebok and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities to institutionally support public HBCUs. It underwent a name change in 2006 from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. TMCF advocates for higher education at public historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and has grown from

102-528: A St. Paul, Minnesota in 2005. "Most agree that the character was born in 1952 at Freddie's restaurant in Minneapolis at a meeting with Cleo Hovel, creative director for Campbell-Mithun, and Howard Swift, an animator who worked for the California TV production company Swift-Chaplin. Hovel usually gets the credit for drawing the bear on a napkin in response to the idea to add an animal character to

153-647: A 36% ownership share and 24.99% voting rights. In 2006, SABMiller purchased the Sparks and Steel Reserve brands from McKenzie River Corporation for $ 215 million. Miller had been producing both brands prior to the purchase. On July 1, 2008, SABMiller formed MillerCoors , a joint venture with rival Molson Coors , to consolidate the production and distribution of its products in the United States, with each parent company's corporate operations and international operations to remain separate and independent of

204-404: A bewildered but cheerful grin—often pictured in television ads tripping over canoes, logs, or its own feet—were considered an overwhelming success. Although they were silly, the commercials were well written. The commercials were smarter and funnier than most non-advertising cartoons of the time. Each spot held genuine entertainment value for viewers (and had a miniature story-line containing

255-458: A friend of Theodore Hamm, planned for the two of them to travel to California for the "second gold rush." Louise Hamm forbade her husband to leave her alone with three children in the wild frontier town of Saint Paul. Unbeknown to his wife, Hamm had staked all of his savings and mortgaged his beer garden to support Keller's trip and property acquisition in California. As collateral, Keller gave

306-450: A jackhammer to "take out the doors and open holes in the giant tanks and make living spaces", the beer vats were then first squatted and then rented out to punk rock bands. Known as "The Vats", the brewery was a center of San Francisco punk rock culture with about 200 bands using individual vats as music studios. The building was renovated in the mid 1980s and converted into offices and showroom space. In 1957, Hamm's purchased

357-613: A large motorsport sponsor since the 1980s. In the CART World Series , the company has sponsored drivers such as Al Unser (1984), Danny Sullivan (1985–1989, 1991), Roberto Guerrero (1990), Bobby Rahal (1992–1998) and Kenny Bräck (2003). It also sponsored the Miller 200 race at Mid-Ohio. In 1997, Miller Brewing Company, under its Miller Lite brand, sponsored a car in the Indy Racing League , specifically for

408-473: A plot, some form of conflict, and usually a final resolution), guaranteeing TV audiences would pay attention. Also, the background use of actual imagery from Minnesota's natural wilderness helped get across the product's emphasis on natural and pure ingredients much more effectively than mere advertising copy could. The founder of Campbell Mithun, the ad agency that created the Hamm's Bear, once said, "We believe

459-633: A similar mission of providing service to the HBCU community, particularly in the area of talent identification. While continuing its efforts to enhance the entrepreneurship curriculum within public and private HBCUs, OFC will identify the promising future entrepreneurs and introduce them to potential investors and successful entrepreneurs. Member School Breakdown: St. Thomas , St. John 40°42′26″N 74°00′27″W  /  40.707295°N 74.007584°W  / 40.707295; -74.007584 Miller Brewing Company The Miller Brewing Company

510-594: A small organization providing scholarships for public HBCUs, raising over $ 500 million to date for programmatic support, capacity building support, and scholarships for its member schools and the students matriculating on the campuses. Its mission differs from that of the United Negro College Fund , which supported approximately 65,000 students at 900 colleges and universities with approximately $ 113 million in grants and scholarships in 2015 alone. The Thurgood Marshall College fund supports 55 schools and

561-523: A unique brewer's yeast . Initially, he purchased the small Plank Road Brewery for $ 2,300 ($ 82,280 in 2024). The brewery's location in what is now the Miller Valley provided easy access to raw materials produced on nearby farms. In 1855, Miller changed its name to Miller Brewing Company, Inc. The enterprise remained in the family until 1966. The company was one of six breweries affected by the 1953 Milwaukee brewery strike . In 1961, Miller purchased

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612-609: Is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, charitable organization, which means it does not pay taxes on its income. TMCF was granted $ 50 million in 2015 by Apple , $ 26.5 million in 2017 by the Charles Koch Foundation and Koch Industries , and $ 6 million by The Boeing Company in 2018. In 2013, TMCF acquired the Opportunity Funding Corporation (OFC) , merging the two organizations with TMCF becoming the parent organization. Both organizations share

663-620: Is an American brewery and beer company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin . It was founded in 1855 by Frederick Miller . Molson Coors acquired the full global brand portfolio of Miller Brewing Company in 2016, and operates the Miller Brewery at the site of the original Miller Brewing Company complex. Miller Brewing Company was founded in Milwaukee in 1855 by Frederick Miller after his emigration from Hohenzollern, Germany , in 1854 with

714-528: Is home to Urban Organics, and the carpenter shop houses the 11 Wells Distillery. A sizable portion of the brewery remains abandoned, including the old brew house. In December 2022, the City of Saint Paul announced it had tentatively selected JB Vang Partners, Inc. to redevelop the former Hamm's Brewery Complex, the plans for which include affordable and market-rate housing, commercial space, a public plaza, and more. In 1953, Hamm's purchased its second brewery from

765-560: The St. Paul Pioneer Press named the Hamm's Bear as one of the "150 Most Influential Minnesotans of the Past 150 Years". By that time, however, the current parent company, Miller Brewing , had drastically reduced the bear's use due to concerns it might be interpreted as an attempt to market beer to children (just as R.J. Reynolds Tobacco had recently been forced to discontinue its Joe Camel character for similar reasons). In 2002, to commemorate

816-587: The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series . The company has sponsored the Miller High Life 500 , Miller 500 , Miller High Life 400 , Miller 400 , Miller 300 , Miller 200 , and Miller 150 races. In the NHRA , Miller sponsored Larry Dixon for 11 years until 2007. From its opening in 2001 until the end of 2020, Miller owned the naming rights to Miller Park , home of the Milwaukee Brewers when

867-505: The Campbell Mithun Advertising Agency . The original idea for the mascot came from Cleo Hoval, an account representative with Campbell Mithun, who finally asked a business acquaintance, Ray Tollefson, to draw the bear after discarding other prior attempts by his own marketing co-workers. Cleo liked the bear that Ray drew. Tollefson eventually drew many scenes and humorous situations into which he could put

918-552: The Indianapolis 500 . The car was driven by Arie Luyendyk . This sponsorship was significant as Luyendyk won the 1997 Indianapolis 500. In the NASCAR Cup Series , Miller has sponsored Bobby Allison from 1983 to 1988, Dick Trickle in 1989, Rusty Wallace from 1990 to 2005, Kurt Busch from 2006 to 2010, and Brad Keselowski from 2011 to 2020. Allison won the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series , and Keselowski won

969-512: The Rainier Brewing Company . Hamm's opened its San Francisco brewery in 1954 at 1550 Bryant Street. Its 20-by-80 foot sign, was surmounted by a three-dimensional 13-foot beer-glass-shaped lighting sculpture on top, filling with "beer" and forming a "head", all with lights. It appeared in the first Dirty Harry film and was a local landmark. The brewery closed in 1972. In the early 1980s, Suicide Club (secret society) used

1020-481: The "Little Flame Girl" for Minnegasco and Tollefson provided the finished art following LaBelle's design and instructions. LaBelle also created the concept of Albert & Stanley for Grain Belt Beer while the pair collaborated on the finished character designs. The Hamm's Bear was featured on an endless array of signs, glassware, and promotional merchandise. Commercials featuring the klutzy cartoon bear with

1071-563: The 1930s. The subsequent investigation by the FBI employed the first attempt at raising latent fingerprints from paper ransom notes. A portion of the Hamm's Beer jingle was sung by The Three Stooges , Moe Howard , Larry Fine and Joe DeRita in the 1962 film, The Three Stooges in Orbit . In the David Frizzell song " I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home ", the wife mentions

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1122-418: The Hamm's Bear in the lyrics, referring to a Hamm's Bear clock, used in many bars, i.e.: "When the Hamm's Bear says it's closing time, you won't have far to crawl". In Episode 10/20 of M*A*S*H , "Sons and Bowlers," B.J. Hunnicutt , engaged in a scam to trick a professional bowler into believing he has kidney problems that cause his urine to turn blue, hears the bowler screaming in the latrine and quotes from

1173-431: The Hamm's Bear mascot was the "best liked" advertisement. Considering that Hamm's commercials only aired in 31 states, this is quite an accomplishment. The Hamm's Bear mascot was the key element of the campaign which ranked 75th in the "Best Ad Campaign of the 20th Century" as named by Advertising Age Magazine in 1999. The character was so well known (and identified so closely with the state of Minnesota) that in 2000,

1224-482: The Hamm's Beer bear. The original jingle, with lyrics by Nelle Richmond Eberhart and music by Charles Wakefield Cadman was derived from a 1909 art song entitled " From The Land of Sky-Blue Water ". It was first used on radio and later on television . It started with tom-tom drums , then a chorus intoned (partial lyrics): From the Land of Sky Blue Waters [(echo) Waters] Comes the water best for brewing, Hamm's,

1275-455: The Hamm's brand and label. The beer is brewed and sold by Molson Coors North America, of Toronto . Several Hamm's beers have been produced by Molson Coors: Hamm's Premium, the original pale lager ; Hamm's Golden Draft; and Hamm's Special Light. In August 2021, MolsonCoors announced it was discontinuing Hamm's Special Light as part of a "streamlining" effort by the company. Hamm's was well known for its advertising jingle and its mascot ,

1326-459: The Hamm's brand into a national entity with breweries in Saint Paul, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Baltimore, and Houston. The latter two were short-lived and closed soon after they opened. As the company celebrated its 100th anniversary, the family sold the brewery and left the brewing industry to focus on its real estate ventures. In 1965, the company was acquired by Heublein . In 1973, Hamm's

1377-426: The Hamm's jingle in an aside to Charles Emerson Winchester III , "From the land of sky-blue waters ..." . Actor Mike Farrell, who played B.J., appeared in a Hamm's commercial where the bear showed him how to make the beer magically appear. In gratitude for Edward H. Hamm Jr. financing the film God Bless America , filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait got a tattoo of the Hamm's Bear on his chest. A Hamm's delivery truck

1428-667: The Miller brand portfolio outside of the US and Puerto Rico, and retained the rights to all of the brands that were in the MillerCoors portfolio for the US and Puerto Rico. Molson Coors now produces Hamm's beers: Premium and Golden Draft. The flagship brewery of the former Hamm's empire was in Saint Paul. Brewing began on the site in 1860, when Andrew F. Keller established the Pittsburgh Excelsior Brewery. Keller,

1479-477: The Miller brands in the U.S. by selling its stake in MillerCoors to Molson Coors. Consequently, on October 11, 2016, SABMiller in the U.S. sold its interests in MillerCoors to Molson Coors for around US $ 12 billion. Molson Coors gained full ownership of the Miller brand portfolio outside the US, and retained the rights within the U.S. (including Puerto Rico). Brands with the Miller name, or historically sold by Miller Brewing company, include: Miller has been

1530-466: The Sky Blue Waters campaign." The Hamm's ads were the first to use an animated character for a beer, although the perpetually mute character eventually only learned to speak one line: "It bears repeating!" The Hamm's Bear was created by Patrick DesJarlait following an idea first sketched on a restaurant napkin in 1952. The resultant advertising campaign —launched in 1953—was produced by

1581-420: The bear in the ongoing Hamm's advertising campaign. He also created an in-house book for Campbell Mithun, "How to Draw the Hamm's Bear," since so many agency artists would have to be able to draw the Hamm's Bear accurately. Larry LaBelle, Vice President, Director to Television Production at Campbell-Mithun, could draw the bear accurately and conceptualized many of the commercials. LaBelle also created and designed

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1632-724: The bear's 50th anniversary, a St. Paul –based group of Hamm's memorabilia collectors, the Hamm's Club, proposed erecting a six-foot granite statue of the bear near a waterfall named for William Hamm (a former company president), which is in Como Park . The statue was placed instead in the Seventh Street Mall in September 2005. William Hamm Jr. was kidnapped in Saint Paul by the Barker-Karpis Gang in

1683-412: The beer refreshing, Hamm's, the beer refreshing, Hamm's! Alternative wording on radio and TV adverts (circa 1950s): From, the Land of Sky Blue Waters – Hamm's Beer, From the land of pines, lofty balsams, Comes the beer refreshing, Hamm's, the beer refreshing, Hamm's! The Hamm's Beer bear (or the Hamm's Bear) was a cartoon mascot used in television production and print advertisements for

1734-410: The beer. The animated character was the first of its kind in the beer industry. In a typical TV spot, the bear would dance around in a pastoral setting while the "Land of Sky Blue Waters" advertising jingle played in the background. In 1999, Advertising Age Magazine called the Hamm's Bear the key element of one of the best ad campaigns in the last 100 years. A statue of the mascot was erected in

1785-513: The brand from Pabst in 1999. Miller was later purchased by South African Breweries and the name was changed to SABMiller . Subsequently, SABMiller formed a joint venture combining their US and Puerto Rican assets with those of Molson Coors to form MillerCoors . In 2016, SABMiller sold its interests in MillerCoors to Molson Coors , who had been its partner in the joint venture, for around $ 12 billion. Molson Coors gained full ownership of

1836-549: The company after an argument over Louise Hamm's disciplinary actions regarding Schmidt's daughter, Marie. By 1884, Schmidt was a partner at the North Star Brewery not far from Hamm's brewery. By 1899, he had established his own brewery on the site of the former Stalhmann Brewery site. In need of a new brewmaster, Hamm hired Christopher Figge, who started a tradition of three generations of Hamm's brewmasters, with his son William and grandson William II eventually serving in

1887-668: The country by 1964. The Hamm's Bear ads were run in support not only of the Minnesota Twins and Vikings ; but also of the Chicago Blackhawks , White Sox , Cubs and Bears ; the Kansas City A's ; San Francisco Giants and 49ers ; the Los Angeles Rams ; Houston Oilers ; Baltimore Orioles ; Green Bay Packers ; and Dallas Cowboys . The Audit Research Bureau reported that nationwide, in 1965,

1938-419: The deed to his small brewery and flour mill, located on the east side of Saint Paul, to Hamm. Upon Keller's death in 1865, all of Hamm's savings, homestead and stake were lost. Having lost his beer garden, Hamm moved his family into the brewery. Through constant expansion and improvements, the brewery soon became the largest in the state. The most notable expansion was the state-of-the-art brew house, which

1989-524: The east side wilderness of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Keller had constructed his brewery in 1860 over artesian wells in a section of the Phalen Creek valley in Saint Paul then known as Swede Hollow . Hamm, a butcher by trade and local saloon owner, first hired Jacob Schmidt as a brew master. Schmidt remained with the company until the early 1880s, becoming a close family friend of the Hamms. Schmidt left

2040-717: The former Acme Brewery on 49th street in Los Angeles, California. The brewery had been owned by the New York–based Rheingold Beer / Liebmann Breweries since 1954. The brewery was operated by Hamm's until 1972. In 1959, the Gunther Brewery of Baltimore, Maryland, was purchased. The decision to discontinue the Gunther brand turned much of the Baltimore population against Hamm's. The brewery's reputation

2091-457: The joint venture. SABMiller owned 58% of the unit, which operated in the United States but not in Canada, where Molson Coors is strongest, but the companies had equal voting power. In September 2015, Anheuser-Busch InBev announced it had reached a full agreement to acquire SABMiller for $ 107 billion. As part of the agreement with the U.S. Justice Department , SABMiller divested itself of

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2142-402: The legend of the Hamm's bear, like that of Paul Bunyan, will grow greater and greater as time goes on." Hamm's went on to become one of the first companies to create a national pro-sports and college-sports branding campaign. According to Moira F. Harris' book, The Paws of Refreshment: The Story of Hamm's Beer Advertising , Hamm's claimed to be the biggest TV and sports radio beer sponsor in

2193-456: The naming rights were bought by American Family Insurance in 2019. Hamm%27s The Theodore Hamm's Brewing Company was an American brewing company established in 1865 in Saint Paul , Minnesota . Becoming the fifth largest brewery in the United States, Hamm's expanded with additional breweries that were acquired in other cities, including San Francisco , Los Angeles , Houston , and Baltimore . The Theodore Hamm Brewing Company

2244-651: The position. By the 1880s, the Theodore Hamm Brewing Company was reportedly the second largest in Minnesota. During Prohibition , the company survived by producing soft drinks and other food products, enabling it to expand rapidly through acquisitions after the repeal of Prohibition in 1933. From 1933 until 1965, Hamm's saw much success becoming the fifth largest brewery in the nation by the 1950s; much of this can be attributed to William C. Figge Jr. taking over as president in 1951. Figge expanded

2295-666: The smallest of the "Big Five" Milwaukee brewers, A. Gettelman Brewing Company . In 1966, the conglomerate W. R. Grace and Company bought Miller from Lorraine John Mulberger (Frederick Miller's granddaughter, who objected to alcohol) and her family. In 1969, Philip Morris (now Altria ) bought Miller from W. R. Grace for $ 130 million, outbidding PepsiCo . In 1999, Miller acquired the Hamm's brand from Pabst . In 2002, South African Breweries bought Miller from Philip Morris for $ 3.6 billion worth of stock and $ 2 billion in debt to form SABMiller , with Philip Morris retaining

2346-508: Was built in 1893. In 1897, the wash house and part of the bottling plant were built, both of which still stand. The brewery was in an almost constant state of expansion from 1933 until 1948. They added a new power house, bottling facilities, malt house, grain storage, stock houses, shipping docks, office space, garages, and more. The brewery shut its doors in 1997 under the ownership of the Stroh Brewing Company . The property

2397-537: Was established in 1865 when German immigrant Theodore Hamm (1825–1903) inherited the Excelsior Brewery from his friend and business associate, A. F. Keller, who had perished in California seeking his fortune in the gold fields. Unable to finance the venture himself, Keller had entered into a partnership with Hamm to secure funding. Upon Keller's death, Hamm inherited the small brewery and flour mill in

2448-576: Was further tarnished by a frozen batch of beer that made its way to market. After a failed attempt to re-introduce the Gunther brand in 1963, the brewery was sold to the Schaefer Brewing Company of New York after only four years of operation. A final attempt at expansion was made in 1963 with the purchase of the Gulf Brewing Company of Houston, Texas. The brewery had been founded in 1933 by Howard Hughes . This venture

2499-532: Was more successful, but in 1967 the brewery suffered a fire. Heublein decided not to rebuild and sold off the property. The closing of the Houston brewery in 1967 marked the beginning of the end for Hamm's bid to be a national brand. The breweries in San Francisco and Los Angeles were closed in the early 1970s. While Hamm's is no longer an independent brewing company, it is still sold in select markets under

2550-502: Was sold to a group of Hamm's distributors which in turn sold it to Olympia Brewing Company in 1975. In 1983, Pabst purchased Olympia—along with Hamm's. It was at this time that the Saint Paul flagship brewery was traded to the Stroh Brewing Company ; Stroh's continued to operate the brewery until 1997. When it closed, the operation ended a 137-year brewing tradition on the site. Its buildings were shuttered, and subsequently vandalized, demolished, or left to decay. Miller Brewing acquired

2601-497: Was sold to a real estate investor who in turn sold the southern half to the City of Saint Paul, including the original brew house. The city, however, left these buildings to decay and crumble. The northern portion of the brewery today is mostly inhabited by various businesses, including a trapeze school. As of 2013, businesses have started to return to the historical southern portion of the brewery. The keg and wash house are currently home to Saint Paul Brewing. Stock House Number Three

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