band had adopted it as an unofficial anthem. Both the public and its elected officials—most importantly, the 116th Ohio General Assembly became aware their State lacked an official song as a result of the exposure from his commentary. They designated "Hang On Sloopy" as the state rock song by House Concurrent Resolution 16 on November 20, 1985, with clauses including: and Professional sports "Hang On Sloopy" is also a signature song for Major League Baseball's Cleveland Guardians, who play at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, typically played during the middle of the 8th inning. The song also plays at the end of the 3rd quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium during every Cleveland Browns game, and is also played at Cleveland Cavaliers games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. During games it is common for fans to yell "O-H-I-O!" following the chorus. References Bibliography 1964 songs 1964 singles 1965 debut singles 1970 singles 1975 singles 1976 singles Songs written by Bert Berns Songs written by Wes Farrell The McCoys songs Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Cashbox number-one singles Atlantic Records singles Bang Records singles Cadet Records singles Capitol Records singles The Lettermen songs The Sandpipers songs Ohio State University Ohio State University Spirit and Traditions Music of Ohio Ohio American college songs College fight songs in the United States Big Ten Conference fight songs Symbols of Ohio Football songs and chants