| Rameses | |
|---|---|
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Rameses_The_Ram.jpg) Costumed Rameses at Carmichael Auditorium, 2008 | |
| University | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Conference | ACC |
| Description | Dorset Horn sheep |
| Origin of name | Jack ("The Battering Ram") Merritt |
| First seen | 1924 |
| Related mascot(s) | Rameses Jr. |
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. One is a member of the UNC cheerleading team in an anthropomorphic ram costume; the other is a live Dorset Horn sheep named Rameses who attends Carolina football games with his horns painted Carolina blue.[1] There is a third UNC mascot; another anthropomorphic ram, Rameses Jr., or RJ for short.
- ^ DeRespino, Shannon (March 21, 2016). "Rameses: A Mascot's Story". History on the Hill. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 17, 2017.