Reflecting on 100 years of the live Rameses mascot: "A wild history"

Posted Feb 15, 2024
For the past 100 years, a live Dorset Horn Sheep has stood on the sidelines of UNC football games at Kenan Memorial Stadium bearing the name Rameses, its horns painted Carolina blue. The tradition began in 1924 when UNC cheerleader Vic Huggins suggested that the Tar Heels needed a live mascot to compete with other schools, like the Georgia's bulldog. (Daily Tar Heel)

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