This year’s entrants in the Mascot Hall of Fame will be named shortly and Houston’s own “Clutch, the Rockets Bear” is among those being considered. The 2004-05 NBA Mascot of the Year is getting support from all over. Some of Houston’s best have shown Clutch their support by writing letters of recommendation on his behalf. Mayor Bill White and legendary sports writer John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, are just two of the people that took time to show their support for Clutch. You can check out their letters of recommendation below and check back to Rockets.com to see if Clutch is headed for the hall.

Recommendation Letters and Testimonials Provided By:

Mayor Bill White
City of Houston
Mayor of Houston
Click here to read a recommendation letter from Bill White.
John McClain
Houston Chronicle
Sports Columnist and Television
Sports Broadcaster
Chance McClain
610 AM Sports Talk Radio
Executive Producer
Jorge Vargas
Houston’s WB Channel 39 News
Sports Director
Kevin Sullivan
Southwest Airlines
Regional Manager
Craig Larsen
Pepsi
Regional Marketing Vice President
Zach Hotz
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Manager, Geographic Marketing
Roy Marsh
Everyone’s Internet
Executive Vice President