🧑‍🤝‍🧑Mascot: "Tar Heels"

The Tar Heels mascot might seem a bit confusing, especially since it's not a person, but rather a team name, and their actual mascot is a ram named Rameses. Here’s the cool part: the name "Tar Heels" comes from the Civil War, where North Carolina soldiers earned the nickname as a sign of state pride🛡️. The story goes that these soldiers were so tough, they stuck to their posts like tar on their heels. Now, about Rameses: this ram is the real mascot of the University of North Carolina. The idea for a ram mascot came from a football player named Jack Merritt, who was nicknamed "the battering ram" for his tough playing style. In 1924, Vic Huggins, the school's head cheerleader, decided they needed a live mascot to match other schools, and thus Rameses was born🦴. Today, Rameses is a beloved symbol of school spirit and pride.