In 1924 the Univ of North Carolina did not have a mascot and the head cheerleader at the time Vic Huggins came up with the ram as a mascot after the star of the 1922 football team Jack Merritt. Jack's nickname during that time was "the battering ram" for the way he dove into the lines.
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[Not to be confused with the University of North Carolina Tarheels] The mascot for North Carolina State University (alma mater of Phillip Rivers, GO BOLTS!!!) is the Wolfpack.
The University of North Carolina are the Tar Heels. The mascot is a Dorset Ram.
Michigan State University (Sparty) The University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of South Carolina Upstate Manchester College
The mascot of Charleston Southern University is Bucky the Buccaneer.
Elon University of North Carolina has a "Winged" Mascot. The Phoenix. According to Greek Mythology, Phoenixes are reborn from their ashes after they die.
The tarheels mascot is a ram. The reason why its a ram is because they used to have a player called the battering ram so a ram was better suited then a guy with a battering ram.
East Carolina University is located in Greenville,North Carolina.It's mascot is PeeDee the Pirate,a reference to the seafaring history of the town. North Carolina is home to the famous Blackbeard.
if you mean the tar heels mascot then its a live ram called rameses
Assuming you meant the Tar heel state, it would be North Carolina. It's inhabitants are known as Tar heels and the University of North Carolina named its mascot the Tar heels.North Carolina
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Michael Jordan went to the University of North Carolina.
East Carolina University, a satellite campus of the University of North Carolina is in Greenville. North Carolina University proper, is found in Chapel Hill North Carolina.