Mascot Hall of Fame

Mascot Hall of Fame
Established	2005
Location	Newark, Delaware
Founder	David Raymond
Inductees	18 (8 college; 10 professional)

The Mascot Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for United States sports mascots. It was founded by David Raymond, who was the original Phillie Phanatic from 1978 to 1993. It is an online-only hall, with an induction ceremony taking place each year in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Hall of Fame has a mailing address in Newark, Delaware, home of Raymond's mascot company.

Each year (beginning in 2005), mascots are elected into the Mascot Hall of Fame by the voting membership and an executive committee made up of performers, sports executives, and other individuals intimate with the mascot community. The mascots go through a nomination process that ends with the Executive Committee selecting six finalist in each category to be placed on the ballot for consideration. There is a public online vote that contributes a percentage of the final tally. In 2006, the Hall added a separate class to honor college mascots.

The mission of the Mascot Hall of Fame is to honor mascot performers, performances, and programs that have positively affected their communities. The Mascot Hall of Fame has also partnered with the Boys and Girls Clubs and holds an online auction contributing to that cause. The main bulk of the items up for auction are pieces of signed sports memorabilia donated by professional sports teams around the nation.

The honorees for the Class of 2009 will be announced in the fall of that year. To be eligible for the Mascot Hall of Fame, a mascot must have existed for a minimum of 10 years. They must also impact both their sport and community, inspire their fans, and consistently give memorable and groundbreaking performances.

Inductees

The Phillie Phanatic during Spring training 2007

Aubie, Auburn University's mascot

Clutch the Bear on Halloween 2005

Name	Organization	Location	Description	Division	Inducted
Phillie Phanatic	Philadelphia Phillies (MLB)	Philadelphia, PA	Furry green creature	Professional	2005
Suns Gorilla	Phoenix Suns (NBA)	Phoenix, AZ	Gorilla	Professional	2005
The Famous Chicken	TFC, Inc. Formerly of the San Diego Padres.	San Diego, CA	Chicken	Professional	2005
Bucky Badger	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Madison, WI	Badger	College	2006
Clutch	Houston Rockets (NBA)	Houston, TX	Bear	Professional	2006
Jazz Bear	Utah Jazz (NBA)	Salt Lake City, UT	Bear	Professional	2006
KC Wolf	Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)	Kansas City, MO	Wolf	Professional	2006
Sparty	Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	Spartan warrior	College	2006
YoUDee	University of Delaware	Newark, DE	Blue Hen Chicken	College	2006
Big Red	Western Kentucky University	Bowling Green, KY	Furry red blob	College	2007
Brutus Buckeye	Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	Buckeye nut	College	2007
The Coyote	San Antonio Spurs (NBA)	San Antonio, TX	Coyote	Professional	2007
Lil' Red	University of Nebraska–Lincoln	Lincoln, NE	Inflatable boy	College	2007
Mr. Met	New York Mets (MLB)	Flushing, NY	Baseball	Professional	2007
Rocky	Denver Nuggets (NBA)	Denver, CO	Mountain Lion	Professional	2008
Slider	Cleveland Indians (MLB)	Cleveland, OH	Furry purple creature	Professional	2008
Smokey	University of Tennessee	Knoxville, TN	Bluetick Coonhound	College	2008

See also

• List of museums in Delaware
• Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame
• Reggy

References

• "Mascot Hall of Fame". http://www.mascothalloffame.com/. Retrieved 2008-04-18. 

External links

• Mascot Hall of Fame

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