It was subsequently given the name "Rameses." The live mascot debuted on Sept. 8, 1924, against VMI with the team sitting at 2-4. After the Tar Heels won the game, Rameses and his descendants have ...

Things weren’t much better at UNC. The Tar Heels’ beloved mascot, 5-year-old Ramses VIII, needed emergency surgery to repair an abdominal hernia suffered when he was kicked by a cow at Hogan ...