Rameses is the ram mascot of the North Carolina Tar Heels. The anthropomorphic version of him wears a Tar Heels jersey. Two versions of Rameses appear at UNC sporting events.

Apr 4, 2022 · UNC may have the Tar Heel nickname, but its mascot is a ram. As is often the case with other schools, UNC's mascot can be tied to a singular player who embodied the qualities the university...

Jul 15, 2012 · Two years earlier the Tar Heels had posted a brilliant 9-1 record. The star of that 1922 team was a bruising fullback named Jack Merritt. Merritt was nicknamed "the battering ram" for the way he plunged into lines. It seemed natural to Huggins to link a mascot with Merritt's unusual sobriquet.

Jun 24, 2022 · The son of Rameses, RJ debuted at Late Night with Roy in October of 2015. With Carolina Blue horns, a smaller stature and fewer hours spent in the weight room, the new mascot was designed to be less muscular and more welcoming for younger Tar Heel fans.

Mar 21, 2016 · Of course, most Tar Heels know that there are really two different Rameses that represent the school at events both sporting and non-sporting. The story of the live Rameses, a Horned Dorset Sheep who attends home Carolina football games with Carolina blue horns, is fairly well-known.

Dec 5, 2024 · Rameses, the ovine one, has served as Carolina’s loveable mascot for 100 years. While most of his history entails Tar Heel affection and adoration, it also involves strange, fanciful — even tragic — stories that together weave quite a baa-zarre tale.

Nov 27, 2024 · Rameses, the beloved ram mascot, made his first appearance at a Tar Heels football game in November 1924. Now, 100 years and 22 Rameses later, the mascot is an enduring presence on campus. Press play above to learn about the …

Jan 24, 2020 · Basnight said the current Rameses is our 21 st ram, a good-natured ovine friend who loves people and the sheep and goats with whom he lives. Next season will bring a new mascot, but which ram will assume the role is yet to be decided. A gift to the Tar Heel Nation

Jan 27, 2020 · Rameses, the North Carolina Tar Heels' ram mascot that graces Kenan Memorial Stadium today is the latest in a long line of celebrated ovine royalty. But every royal family has its secrets. We know the original Rameses took the throne in 1924, but who was next in …

In 1924, during a rough year for the football team, Huggins decided that UNC needed an animal mascot similar to N.C. State's wolf or Georgia's bulldog. The idea for using a ram came from the nickname for star Tar Heel fullback Jack Merritt, known as the "Battering Ram."