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The Mascot Hall of Fame and Interactive Children's Museum is a hall of fame for North American sports mascots. It was founded by David Raymond , who was the original Phillie Phanatic from 1978 to 1993.
Seven team mascots – Sluggerrr (Kansas City Royals), the San Diego Chicken, the Phillie Phanatic, Mr. Met, the Oriole Bird, Slider (Cleveland Guardians), Southpaw (Chicago White Sox), and most recently, Orbit (Houston Astros) – have been inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame. Several others have been nominated since the Hall's creation in 2005.
This is a list of mascots. A mascot is any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck, or anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name.
Mascot(s) Photo Description Baltimore Ravens: Poe, Rise and Conquer Poe, a raven, named after Edgar Allan Poe. Since 2009, along with human mascot Poe, Rise and Conquer are Baltimore's two raven mascots on the sidelines for home games, handled by trainers from The Maryland Zoo. Buffalo Bills: Billy Buffalo: An 8-foot tall buffalo. Cincinnati ...
The Phanatic was voted "best mascot ever" by Sports Illustrated Kids. [34] In January 2008, Forbes magazine named the Phanatic the best mascot in sports. [35] In 2005, David Raymond founded the Mascot Hall of Fame, and the Phanatic was inducted as a charter member. Since 2003, Burgoyne has written several children's books, published by the team ...
Raymond is the son of legendary University of Delaware football coach Tubby Raymond. [2] He attended Newark High School where he played football as an end and his team's kicking specialist; in 1973, he was named first-team All-Blue Hen Conference as a specialist while making 2 of 3 field goals and 10 of 13 extra points, and averaging 34 yards per punt.
5. Jack. Jack in the Box. Jack I. Box — the spherically endowed mascot for the primarily West Coast-based fast food chain — was launched in 1994, but his history goes back a little farther.
Mr. Met is the official mascot for Major League Baseball's New York Mets.Mr. Met first appeared in 1963 as a cartoon drawing in programs. When the team moved to Shea Stadium the following year, he came to life in the form of a costumed mascot—he is believed to be the first Major League Baseball mascot to appear in human form.