- Conrad the Crawdad
Conrad the Crawdad (established in 1993) is the official mascot of the
Hickory Crawdads , aMinor League Baseball affiliate of thePittsburgh Pirates . Conrad, along with his partnerCandy Crawdad entertain fans of the MLB team.History
Upon purchasing a
minor league baseball team fromGastonia ,North Carolina , Don Beaver moved the team to his hometown ofHickory ,North Carolina . Todd Teague named the team "Hickory Crawdads ." Shortly after, Beaver launched a contest requesting the community to assist him in naming the team's mascot. Ryan Windam, a native ofHickory ,North Carolina , won the contest with the name "Conrad." Thus, Conrad the Crawdad was born. Standing at approximately six feet tall, Conrad has not missed a single pitch since the team's inception in 1993. [Conrad & The Hickory Crawdads - http://www.erickarlan.com/images/Crawdads_Jan2006.pdf]External links
* [http://www.hickorycrawdads.com/ Hickory Crawdads website]
* [http://www.crawdadsblog.com/ Official Hickory Crawdads Photo Blog]References
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