Rebel, The Black Bear was the mascot of the Ole Miss Rebels, the collegiate athletic teams of the University of Mississippi. The anthropomorphic black bear replaced Colonel Reb as the official mascot in 2010.

Colonel Reb was the official mascot of Ole Miss Rebels, the collegiate athletic teams of the University of Mississippi ("Ole Miss") in Oxford, Mississippi. Designed in 1936, [1] the Colonel served as the teams' official sideline mascot from 1979 until 2003.

Aug 9, 2024 · The Landshark replaced Rebel the Bear, who was selected as the Ole Miss mascot in 2010. In 2003, the university retired Colonel Reb from the field in an effort to steer fans of the university away from symbols of the Old South. Colonel Reb had served as the teams’ official sideline mascot since 1979.

Tony the Landshark, an anthropomorphic shark, was the mascot of the Ole Miss Rebels, the collegiate athletic teams of the University of Mississippi. It replaced Rebel Black Bear as the mascot in fall 2018. [1]

Oct 6, 2017 · The problematic and retired Colonel Reb begat the Black Bear in 2010, which now makes way for the Landshark. Students voted in 2017 to make a Landshark the school’s new mascot, and now the new ...

Aug 31, 2018 · Rebel the Black Bear won 62 percent of the student vote and became the university’s mascot for the next seven years, though it never quite attained the permanence or popularity of Colonel Reb. “The Bear was basically rejected,” Wilkie said, recalling the years that Rebel served as the mascot.

Oct 14, 2010 · -- It took seven years, but the University of Mississippi has a substitute for a beloved and reviled mascot who brought the Confederacy to mind. The new guy is still a rebel, only cuddlier....

Who (or What) Is the Ole Miss Rebels’ Mascot? As of this writing, Ole Miss’s official mascot is Tony the Landshark.

Oct 14, 2010 · The selection of the Rebel Black Bear follows a process that was based on input from the entire Ole Miss community. In 33 initial focus groups, Ole Miss students, alumni, faculty, staff and season ticket holders identified characteristics that are vital to a new Rebels mascot.

Oct 12, 2017 · When the landshark was adopted as the mascot, Rebel the Bear's "retirement" was announced effective immediately. So Ole Miss will be without an on-field, or on-court, mascot for a few...