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The craziest mascots in the world - from fluffy and cute to completely bizarre

2021-01-11T14:31:58.115Z


They are cuddly, crazy, sometimes totally ugly - the mascots of the sports clubs. Some clubs show a rather strange taste.


They are cuddly, crazy, sometimes totally ugly - the mascots of the sports clubs.

Some clubs show a rather strange taste.

Anyone who is self-respecting in sport has their own

mascot

.

Whether soccer, basketball or American football - the big clubs and franchises have their own characters that should heat up the fans.

The

club mascot

is often

a fluffy, cute creature.

But some clubs have made

a strange decision

when choosing their

mascot

.

We present you the craziest mascots in the sports world:

"Magic hat" - Crailsheim Merlins (basketball)

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© imago images / Eibner

The

Crailsheim Merlins have

also been involved

in the German

basketball league

for a number of years

.

As with the club name, the BBL club wanted to spray magic with its mascot.

The

“magic hat”

regularly ensures a good mood among the fans.

"Raider Red" - Texas Tech University (American Football)

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© imago images / ZUMA Wire

Big cowboy hat, bushy schnauzer, revolver in hand - welcome to Texas!

At

Texas Tech University

, mascot

"Raider Red" is up

to mischief.

True to style with the gun at the ready.

But he can also be less martial ...

"Raider Red" also has a soft side

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© imago images / ZUMA Press

Here

“Raider Red”

greets

his mascot colleague “Wilbur” from the

“Arizona Wildcats”

with a friendly hug.

"Cardinal" - Stanford Cardinals (basketball / American football)

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© imago images / Icon SMI

At

Stanford University

in the

United States

, people are close to nature.

"Cardinal"

is the name of the always cheerful

tree

that

acts

as the mascot of the "

Stanford Cardinals"

.

"Boiler Man" - West Bromwich Albion (soccer)

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© imago images / PA Images

English humor is world famous.

Was the first division soccer club “

West Bromwich Albion”

inspired when they decided on

“Boiler Man”

as their new mascot?

Probably not.

Why the choice fell on a heating boiler, of all things, can be explained by the main sponsor.

Because it comes from the heating industry.

"Stuff the Magic Dragon" - Orlando Magic (NBA / Basketball)

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© Stephen M. Dowell / imago images / ZUMA Wire

In the

NBA,

the wild

dragon "Stuff"

from "

Orlando Magic" is

one of the most eye-catching

mascots of

the best basketball league in the world.

It is particularly popular with the little fans.

Here he just grabbed a boy.

NBA mascot "Stuff" takes off

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© imago images / Icon SMI

Sometimes

"Sparky"

also

takes

on

basketball

himself

.

Then he shows extremely spectacular actions and proves that kites can fly.

"Grotifant" - KFC Uerdingen 05 (soccer)

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© Roland Weihrauch / dpa / picture alliance

Sometimes it is not the mascots themselves who go astray.

In the case of the

"Grotifanten"

from the third division soccer club

KFC Uerdingen 05

, the actor in elephant costume caused some escapades.

Out of anger about a red card for a KFC player, he tore off his plush head and attacked the referee.

In addition, the

“Grotifant” in

2015 had a fight with its own fans.

The club reacted and exchanged the

"Grotifanten"

actor.

"Sparky" - Arizona State University (basketball / American football)

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© imago images / ZUMA Wire

Arizona State University

college team fans

are in league with the devil.

The mascot

“Sparky” is

heating them up here - armed with his trident.

"Moonbeam" and "Moonchester" - Manchester City (football)

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© Martin Rickett / dpa / picture alliance

It

is not known

from which planet the English soccer club

Manchester City got

their two mascots

"Moonbeam"

and

"Moonchester"

.

The two extraterrestrials apparently have no fear of contact with people: Here they take care of a 102-year-old

ManCity fan

.

"Hennes" - 1. FC Köln (soccer)

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© Federico Gambarini / dpa / picture alliance

1. FC Köln has had

an animal lucky charm

since 1950

.

And he's a living animal made of flesh and blood.

Billy goat

“Hennes”

acts as the mascot of the Bundesliga soccer team.

"Hennes I." died in 1966

after 16 years of reign.

"Hennes IX."

Is now on the

sidelines of

the home games in the Cologne stadium.

FC striker Ujah grabs "Hennes VIII." By the horns

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© Thilo Schmülgen / dpa / picture alliance

In Cologne's 4-2 home win against Eintracht Frankfurt, then FC striker Anthony Ujah grabbed

“Hennes VIII.”

By the horns

after his goal

.

The Nigerian later apologized to the billy

goat

for his action in exuberance of emotions

.

Animal rights activists felt this badly.

"Wenlock" - Olympic Summer Games 2012, London

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© imago images / GEPA pictures

What was the British riding on?

On the occasion of the

2012 Summer Olympics

in

London

, the makers created

“Wenlock”

.

Who or what exactly it should represent is not revealed to the viewer.

"Batscot" - Valencia CF (soccer)

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© imago images / ZUMA Wire

In

Spain

bloodsuckers are very popular.

In football club

FC Valencia

animated

bat "Batscot"

viewers.

The animal can also be found in the club crest of the first division club.

"Coyote" - San Antonio Spurs (NBA / Basketball)

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© Ashley Landis / dpa / picture alliance

Actually, the mascot of the "

San Antonio Spurs"

from the

NBA

is a rock solid popular figure.

Until you look

“Coyote”

in the eye.

They appear completely confused and almost frightening.

That doesn't seem to deter the cheerleaders of the basketball club.

"Crusty The Pie" - Wigan Athletic (soccer)

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From a sporting point of view,

things

have been better

for the traditional English club “

Wigan Athletic”

.

The former first division team is now only third class.

But he draws

attention to himself

with his mascot

"Crusty"

and it is a

cake

.

A crazy idea that some kids are responsible for ...

English football club loves cake

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© imago images / PA Images

At the end of 2019, the club called

on

elementary school classes

to create

a new

mascot

.

“Crusty The Pie” was

named

the winner

.

But why a cake of all things?

“We

designed

'Crusty'

because everyone in Wigan loves cakes,” said the winning school class with a very simple explanation for their inspiration.

"Slider" - Cleveland Indians (MLB / Baseball)

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© Tannen Maury / dpa / picture alliance

The baseball franchise of the

"Cleveland Indians"

calls their mascot

"Slider"

.

It is difficult to say which animal the creature was modeled on with its bird-like appearance.

While the beak is reminiscent of an

eagle

, the pink fur is like a cross between a

pelican

and a

bear

.

“Slider”

could easily take part in

“The Masked Singer”

with his outfit

.

But the main thing is that the fans of the

MLB

club like it.

"Slamson" - Sacramento Kings (NBA / basketball)

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© imago images / ZUMA Wire

The "

Sacramento Kings"

from the

NBA

have a mascot of the wilder variety

.

On the basketball team, the

lion "Slamson"

gives

everything to

pull

the fans from their seats.

Here he goes on inline skates through the hall.

Sometimes he brings even more physical effort ...

Mascot "Slamson" delivers boxing matches at lofty heights

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© imago images / PanoramiC

... and goes to dangerous heights.

With huge stilts he fights a boxing match against another

mascot

.

The loser is threatened with a deep fall, that should hurt a lot.

"Victoria" - Benfica Lisbon (soccer)

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© Andreas Gebert / dpa / picture alliance

Like their colleagues from Cologne, the Portuguese top football club

Benfica Lisbon

also uses

a living animal as a good luck charm.

Eagle "Victoria"

is the official club mascot.

The mighty bird of prey soars once through the arena before each Benfica home game.

Mascot of the "Singapore Open" (badminton)

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© Wallace Woon / dpa / picture alliance

Why not just think very simply and pragmatically.

That was probably the approach of the organizers of the

"Singapore Open"

, a large

badminton

tournament.

In the Asian city-state, the playground equipment was quickly turned into a

mascot.

"Blue" - Indianapolis Colts (NFL / Football)

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© imago images / ZUMA Wire

Traditionally, the

Indianapolis Colts

NFL

franchise

plays

in blue and white.

So it is certainly not surprising that the mascot of the US football team goes by the English name

"Blue"

(German; editor's note)

.

But the fluffy creature is quite

versatile

.

Colts mascot "Blue" is very colorful

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© imago images / ZUMA Wire

Again and again

"blue" changes

its color like a chameleon.

The

Colts mascot

is sometimes shown to fans in

green

or

pink

.

"Goleo" and "Pille" - Football World Cup 2006, Germany

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© Achim Scheidemann / dpa / picture-alliance

It was a

football

festival that

gave

Germany

the

summer fairy tale

.

At the

2006 World Cup

in their own country, many fans remember to this day you back.

The two mascots of the tournament still generate less enthusiasm today.

The lion “Goleo”

and his constant companion, the

ball “Pille”

, got on the nerves of many football fans.

Above all, the fact that

“Goleo”

liked it a little more airy downstairs was irritating.

Bearish support for Stade Rennais (soccer)

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© Loic Venance / AFP

He, too, obviously likes it a little more airy below.

He too loves full football stadiums.

We are

talking about the

bearded mascot of

the French football team

Stade Rennais

.

The cuddly polar bear with a hat usually heats up the football fans in the home stadium in

Rennes

- but the

coronavirus pandemic *

did not leave him without a trace.

In December 2020, the otherwise

happy polar bear ran a

little sadly through the empty ranks *.

"Rampage" - Los Angeles Rams (American Football)

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© Patrick T. Fallon / AFP

The

mascots also

have to make the most of the

Corona crisis

: close your eyes, open your mask and go through it.

At least that is the motto of “

Rampage”

, the mascot of the

NFL football team Los Angeles Rams

.

The horned

ram

does not

correspond to the image of a stubborn

ram

.

Together with his team,

"Rampage"

repeatedly helped with charitable food expenses in the Corona year 2020.

Bing Dwen Dwen - 2022 Winter Olympics, Beijing

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© Noel Celis / AFP

In a festive ceremony in the

Shougang ice hockey arena,

China

revealed

the secret of its newest

mascot

: “

Bing Dwen Dwen” will

accompany the

2022 Olympic Winter Games

in Beijing

as a superlative plush panda

.

At first glance, the mascot looks flimsy, but “

Bing Dwen Dwen”

is largely “frozen”.

His name stands for "ice cream", but also for "alive" - ​​maybe the

panda will

break free from its rigid corset ...

Shuey Rhon Rhon - Paralympics 2022, Beijing

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© Ju Huanzong / Imago

Bing Dwen Dwens”

co-mascot “

Shuey Rhon Rhon”

also makes a somewhat stiff impression

.

It is probably based on a kind of red lantern from the Chinese tradition.

Because it is to accompany the athletes of the

Paralympics

in Beijing in

2022

, its name means "snow", "

integration

" and "

tolerance

".

The "friendly" sun of Partick Thistle (soccer)

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© Screenshot Twitter / Partick Thistle FC

As the

photo story has

already shown,

mascots are

above all cute, friendly and funny.

Not so apparently in

Scotland

.

The

first division team Partick Thistle FC

introduced "

Kingsley

" as a new

mascot

in

2015

.

The only happy thing about "Kingsley" is the color, because otherwise the

flattened plush sun

makes

an intimidating impression.

Mono-eyebrows, crooked teeth, empty eyes - don't the little football fans get nightmares?

"WuShock" - Wichita State Shockers (basketball)

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© Kendall Shaw / imago

The

mascot “WuShock” is

anything but friendly

- apparently the

“Wichita State Shockers” also

rely on deterrence rather than sympathy.

The

US basketball fans

heated

"Wushock"

a while neat, but we imagine the sight of the

mascot

probably the question of what exactly is it actually.

Some

suspect

a genetically manipulated

corn cob

...

"Trix & Flix" - European Football Championship 2008, Austria / Switzerland

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© Rongroj Yongrit / epa / dpa / Picture Alliance

In 2008,

“Trix & Flix” made

two countries unsafe, as they were the

mascots of

the

European Football Championship

, which

Austria

and

Switzerland

hosted together.

Although the two footballers with the spacey gel hairstyle quickly turned out to be children's favorites, it was rumored that they were just a cheap copy of the cartoon characters

"Fix & Foxy"

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Special Effects for the New Orleans Pelicans (basketball)

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© Layne Murdoch Jr./ NBAE / Getty Images / AFP

The

mascot of

the

US basketball team “New Orleans Pelicans” is of course

an imposing pelican.

He's also out and about as wild as a bird: During the game, he

cheers on

the

"pelicans"

while dribbling - during the breaks the

mascot

gets

on the motorcycle and speeds through the hall.

The audience likes its "special effect".

"Aggy" - TBB Trier (basketball)

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© Eibner / imago

Jersey, glasses, black beard:

“Aggy”

, the mascot of the

basketball team of

the

TBB Trier,

also appears extremely human

.

The club no longer

exists

, but

“Aggy's” weird

look is legendary.

It was no accident ...

"Aggy" had a real template

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© Krieger / imago

After all, the

hairy figure

"Aggy"

was the

likeness of

a real person.

If you compare the

physiotherapist of

the basketball team,

Axel Mock

, with the

mascot of the TBB Trier

, it becomes clear very quickly!

"Gritty" - Philadelphia Flyers (Ice Hockey)

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© Bruce Bennett / Getty Images / AFP

"Gritty"

, the mascot of the

US ice hockey team Philadelphia Flyers

, comes across as bright orange and super-shaggy.

Even if

“Gritty” could

easily work for “Sesame Street”, he still cuts an incredibly good figure on the ice!

Is the Arsenal FC mascot unemployed now?

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© Adrian Dennis / AFP

Behind the incredibly popular green

dinosaur "Gunnersaurus Rex"

is the

Briton Jerry Quy

.

As a

mascot,

he has been heating up

the football fans of

Arsenal

for

years

and has been generating good votes in

the home stadium

in

London

.

In 2020 the headline came:

Arsenal FC

wants to

terminate

the part-time contract with its

mascot

- in order to reduce costs in the corona crisis.

"Benny the Bull" - Chicago Bulls (basketball)

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© Layne Murdoch Jr./ NBAE / Getty Images / AFP

"Benny the Bull"

is probably one of the most famous

mascots

.

For the

NBA league team “Chicago Bulls”

, the fiery red but tame

bull

provides plenty of entertainment on the

basketball floor

season after season

.

The cuddly giant can also regularly join the influencers and celebrities in the front row.

The Washington Nationals count on their national father

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© Ned Dishman / Getty Images / AFP

Who else should the

Washington Nationals have named

as their

mascot

?

None other than

George Washington

"himself" is the lucky charm of the

US baseball team

!

The sight is

always bizarre,

however, when the father of the

United States

hops across the field with Abraham Lincoln - complete with sports dress and oversized head.

“Ettie” - Women's World Cup 2019, France

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© Sebastian Gollnow / dpa / Picture Alliance

She

was also a

guarantee of

a

good mood

:

“Ettie”

, the chick.

In 2019 she was the

mascot of

the

Women's World Cup

in

France

.

“Ettie”

not only stood for concentrated female power on the pitch, but also wore blue and white stripes - as befits a stylish French woman.

"Gus" - Georgia Southern Eagles (American Football)

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© Chris Thelen / Getty Images / AFP

He's also a crazy bird:

"Gus",

the

mascot of

the US football team

"Georgia Southern Eagles"

.

It's logical that

“Gus” is

an

eagle

in the team name

.

With a mono-brow and a big grin on his face, he

clearly

feels at home in the heated 

Allen E. Paulson Stadium

and among the many cheerleaders -

“Gus”

is and remains simply “Number 1” in Statesboro.

"Butler Blue III." - Butler Bulldogs Indianapolis (basketball)

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© Joe Robbins / Getty Images / AFP

The

mascot

"Butler Blue III."

Of

the

"Butler Bulldogs"

from

Indianapolis

is also animal-strong

.

As its almost royal-seeming name suggests, the

bulldog is

already the third

mascot of

its kind. Mentally,

“Butler Blue”

definitely

supports

his team with all his might, even if he can usually excite him a bone more than the basketball game.

"Rollo" - TV Hüttenberg (handball)

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© Weiss / Eibner / imago

Not only

“Crusty”

the cake, but also

“Rollo”

the cheese works as a

mascot

.

Since 2017, the anything but stinky

“Rollo” has been

supporting

the German handball club TV Hüttenberg - and as a

hand cheese it

ensures a

lot of good mood in the hall.

Eight arms for the Detroit Red Wings (ice hockey)

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© imago / Icon SMI

The

ice hockey players of

the

"Detroit Red Wings"

have

an exotic but not too fluffy

mascot

, as

an eight-armed octopus welcomes their fans at the entrance to their home stadium in Detroit.

As an oversized, inflatable version, the

purple octopus is presented

in an extra intimidating manner wrapped in artificial fog over the ice surface.

"Pistol Pete" - Wyoming Cowboys (basketball)

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© Ethan Miller / Getty Images / AFP

"Pistol Pete" exudes

a touch of "Wild Wild West

"

.

The rustic gunslinger with a cowboy hat and mustache is the mascot of the

Wyoming cowboys

.

His team doesn't win by letting their

mascot

pull the Colt the fastest, but

“Pistol Pete”

definitely creates a good atmosphere on the field.

A "Bazi" for Bayern

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© Frank Leonhardt / lby / dpa / Picture Alliance

Do you still know him?

Until 2004 the

“Bayern-Bazi” was

the official

mascot of FC Bayern Munich *

.

Sail ears, bulbous nose, lederhosen - today

“Bazi”

already works

rather strange, but when he was retired there were protests.

Bayern did

n't really want to accept

his successor

- "Berni"

the bear - at all.

"Brutus" - Ohio State Buckeyes (American Football)

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© Scott Stuart / imago

Perhaps not very original, but all the more iconic:

“Brutus”

has been the mascot of the

“Ohio State Buckeyes”

for over 50 years

.

The lively chestnut has been cheering the US football team on since 1965.

* tz.de is part of the nationwide Ippen digital network.

Source: merkur

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