T-Rac

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T-Rac is the mascot of the

NFL's Tennessee Titans. He is a raccoon, the state animal of Tennessee
.

History

T-Rac made his debut during the team's inaugural preseason home game in August 1999 against the

Houston Oilers from 1960-1996 and the Tennessee Oilers from 1997-1998. He was first played by Pete Nelson, who played the character for 17 years before retiring from the position before the 2016 NFL season.[1]

T-Rac has over 68,000 followers on Facebook, over 9,300 followers on Twitter, and over 15,400 followers on Instagram.[2][3][4] In 2011, T-Rac won the title of "Most Awesome Mascot," presented by Cartoon Network's inaugural "Hall of Games." In that contest, T-Rac was pitted against the Gorilla from the NBA's Phoenix Suns, Bango from the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, and Phillie Phanatic from MLB's Philadelphia Phillies' Phillie Phanatic.[5]

Appearances

T-Rac appears at every

Nashville. The mascot also travels throughout Tennessee and parts of southern Kentucky to appear in community events, birthday parties, and NFL Play60 programs.[6]

T-Rac also appeared on the season 2 premiere of The Titan Games on NBC. He was there to lend support to Bartley Weaver, who portrays the Greek warrior mascot at Titans games.

References

  1. ^ Wolf, Jason (August 12, 2016). "Meet the man in the mascot who breathed life into Titans' T-Rac". USAToday.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Tennessee Titans Cheerleaders & T-Rac". www.facebook.com. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "T-Rac (@titans_trac) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "T-Rac (@Titans_TRac) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "T-Rac Nominated for 'Most Awesome Mascot'". www.tennesseetitans.com. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "About T-Rac". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019.

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