George H.W. Bush's Stellar Sock Game Through The Years

HOUSTON, TX -- Every U.S. president has that special something that sets them apart and humanizes them. President Bill Clinton had his saxophone, Ronald Reagan had his sweatpants, and George H.W. Bush had a bottomless drawer filled with colorful socks. Bush, who died Friday at the age of 94, once wrote in a 2014 email, "I'm a self-proclaimed sock man. The louder, the brighter, the crazier the pattern - the better."

Some of Bush's most notable sock moments include a pair he wore featuring his likeness as he sat in a cart on the sidelines of an NFL game in Dec. 2013 and a pair of candy-striped ones he wore in July that same year during a visit to the White House's East Room.

In April this year, Bush wore a pair of book-themed socks to the funeral for his wife Barbara. The former first lady started the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy to help promote universal literacy. Check out some more of Bush's sock selections below.

George H.W. Bush's stellar sock game through the years

Bush served as president from 1989-1992. He will be buried in his family plot behind the Bush Library at Texas A&M alongside his wife, Barbara Bush, who died earlier this year. The plot is also home to their daughter, Robin, who died in 1953 at the age of 3. The university is also home to The Bush School of Government and Public Service.

The president's casket will arrive in College Station on Thursday. Congressional leaders in Washington D.C. announced that Bush will lie in state at the United States Capitol from Monday. Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. to Wednesday. Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will attend Bush's funeral at National Cathedral in Washington D.C.

In honor of Bush, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has invited Houstonians to Hermann Square in front of City Hall, 901 Bagby Street, at 7 p.m. to pay their respects to the 41st president.

"Wear or donate socks in honor of #GeorgeHWBush," Turner tweeted Sunday.

People around the country and Houston have already started paying their respect to Bush with some fashionable footwear. Check out some socks below.

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Staff writer Feroze Dhanoa contributed to this story

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