[3] The Pride refer to the two lions on Hofstra's longtime logo, which school officials felt was more meaningful.

Former Pride wrestler Chris Weidman was a 2-time NCAA Division I All-American (6th in 2006 & 3rd in 2007, both at 197 lb) and is a former UFC Middleweight Champion.

The school fielded a football team from 1937 to 2009, when the sport was cancelled due to costs and declining attendance.

[9] Two of Bill Cosby's early comedy albums include routines about a game between the now-defunct Hofstra football team and Temple University.

[citation needed] The routines are "TV Football" (from I Started Out as a Child) and its expanded re-telling "Hofstra" (from Why Is There Air?).