The greatest mascots in sports

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June 17 is National Mascot Day. So many of the teams in sports have recognizable ones that bring joy and entertainment to games or wherever they are. And these are some of the all-time greats.

Penn State: Nittany Lion

Ohio State: Brutus Buckeye

University of Oregon: Puddles

LSU: Mike The Tiger

Nebraska Cornhuskers: Herbie Husker

Philadelphia Flyers: Gritty

Minnesota Golden Gophers: Goldy Gopher

USC: Tommy Trojan

University of Colorado: Ralphie

Stanford Cardinal: Tree

Montreal Canadiens/Expos: Youppi!

Michigan State: Sparty

West Virginia: The Mountaineer

Auburn Tigers: War Eagle

University of Iowa: Herky

Syracuse: Otto the Orange

University of Minnesota: Goldy the Gopher

North Carolina Tar Heels: Rameses

Arizona State: Sparky

St. Joseph's: The Hawk

Kansas University: The Jayhawk

University of Texas: Bevo

Butler: Butler Blue

University of Georgia: Uga

University of Florida: Albert

Texas A&M: Reveille

Florida State: Chief Osceola

UCLA: Joe Bruin

North Carolina: Rameses

University of Tennessee: Smokey

Story originally appeared on List Wire