Raider Red is a Wild West character with an oversized cowboy hat. He carries two guns which he fires into the air after Texas Tech scores. [ 1 ] Jim Gaspard, a member of the Texas Tech Saddle Tramps student spirit organization, created the original design for the Raider Red costume based on a character created by Lubbock, Texas , cartoonist and ...

The Texas Tech Red Raiders and Lady Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Texas Tech University, located in Lubbock, Texas, United States. The women's basketball team uses the name Lady Raiders, while the school's other women's teams use the "Red Raiders" name.

Jun 19, 2017 · Raider Red's student persona is kept a secret from the Tech community. Red is a public relations mascot who shakes hands with the crowds at athletic events and poses for pictures. He changes from boots to high-top court shoes for basketball games.

One of Texas Tech’s first sports heroes was somewhere between an animal lover, an early PC crusader or just a man who wanted his team to be known as something more than an executioner. Most fans have heard the story that it was the A-J writer …

Jul 30, 2015 · The students who portray Raider Red are kept a secret until they have completed their tenure in the costume. In recent years, Raider Red has begun to garner national attention.

Oct 16, 2000 · Being a Red Raider is walking beneath these archways and red-tiled roofs day in and day out, and feeling blessed that God, for one reason or another, saw it fit to bring you to this 2,000-acre heaven on Earth. It's about knowing that tortillas were made to …

Raider Red is a public relations mascot who shakes hands with the crowds at athletic events and poses for pictures. He attends football games, men’s and women’s basketball games, women’s volleyball, as well as men’s baseball.

Sep 8, 2021 · Raider Red is a celebrity and a rock star who lives by the rules such as “Don't ask for permission, ask for forgiveness,” or “You only live once.” How did it feel to be named the Capital One Mascot of the Year?

Nov 2, 2022 · ‘Guns Up’ is one slogan rooted in the western aesthetic, but the slogan can be interpreted as one rooted in tradition and sowed through Red Raider pride. For others, it symbolizes a deadly weapon involved in many acts of violence across the state of Texas.

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