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Rameses is the ram mascot of the North Carolina Tar Heels. The anthropomorphic version of him wears a Tar Heels jersey. Two versions of Rameses appear at UNC sporting events.
UNC may have the Tar Heel nickname, but its mascot is a ram. As is often the case with other schools, UNC's mascot can be tied to a singular player who embodied the qualities the university...
Traditions - Mascot. The Ram as Mascot. For nearly 70 years the mascot of North Carolina's football team has been a ram. Since Carolina's nickname is Tar Heels, it might seem strange to have a ram as a mascot. It is. But, there is a good explanation.
The son of Rameses, RJ debuted at Late Night with Roy in October of 2015. With Carolina Blue horns, a smaller stature and fewer hours spent in the weight room, the new mascot was designed to be less muscular and more welcoming for younger Tar Heel fans.
The mascot of the Tar Heels is Rameses, a Dorset Ram. It is represented as either a live Dorset sheep with its horns painted Carolina Blue, or as a costumed character performed by a volunteer from the student body, usually an undergraduate student associated with the cheerleading team. [4]
Rameses has been the official mascot of the North Carolina Tar Heels since 1924. The story is right out of a fairy tale…minus the prince charming and instead a prince ram from the state of Texas....
The story of the live Rameses, a Horned Dorset Sheep who attends home Carolina football games with Carolina blue horns, is fairly well-known. In 1924, the head of the Carolina cheerleaders, Vic Huggins, suggested buying a ram mascot to support star player Jack “The Battering Ram” Merritt.
The next football season, a new Rameses appeared on the scene. Rumor has it that students sold lottery tickets to raise the money to acquire Rameses II, but this ram, too, died a year after becoming Carolina’s mascot.
After nearly a decade on the throne, Carolina’s live animal mascot, Rameses XXI, is passing down his royal garb to his successor and retiring from public life. Rising to the crown is 9-month-old Otis, a Horned Dorset ram from northern Virginia who has been hard at work preparing for his new role.
Rameses, the North Carolina Tar Heels' ram mascot that graces Kenan Memorial Stadium today is the latest in a long line of celebrated ovine royalty. But every royal family has its secrets. We know the original Rameses took the throne in 1924, but who was next in line for the crown?