Complex sentence: The origin of Shasta dates back to 1927 when John R. Bender, the former head football coach for the Washington State University Cougars came to Houston and because of his fondness for the animal, decided it would be the name of his new teams.
Split into simpler sentences: The origin of Shasta dates back to 1927 when John R. Bender, a former head football coach of the Washington State Cougars came to Houston. Because of his fondness for the animal, Bender decided it would be the name of his new teams.