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Entertainment

* ''Big Red'' (book), a book featuring the crew of the USS ''Nebraska'' * ''Big Red'' (film), a 1962 Walt Disney film based on the novel by Jim Kjelgaard * ''Big Red'' (sculpture), a 1974 sculpture in Eugene, Oregon, United States * '' The Big Red'', a 2012 album by John Williamson * ''Big Red'', a 2000 album by
Hugh Blumenfeld Hugh Blumenfeld (born October 11, 1958) is an American folk musician and singer-songwriter from Connecticut. He was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, graduated with degrees in Biology and Humanities from M.I.T. in 1980, and got a master's ...
* ''Big Red'', a 1945 novel by Jim Kjelgaard


Products

* Big Red (drink), a brand of citrus-flavored cream soda *
Big Red (gum) Big Red is a cinnamon flavored chewing gum introduced by the William Wrigley Jr. Company in 1975. Big Red was available in the United Kingdom and Ireland in the mid to end of the 1990s, but is no longer available there. It is a popular souvenir ...
, a cinnamon-flavored gum made by Wrigley's * Big Red (motorcycle), a land speed record streamliner


Sports


Horses

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Secretariat (horse) Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989), also known as Big Red, was a champion American thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse who is the ninth winner of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), American Triple Crown, se ...
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Man o' War Man o' War (March 29, 1917 – November 1, 1947) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who is widely regarded as the greatest racehorse of all time. Several sports publications, including ''The Blood-Horse'', ''Sports Illustrated'', ESPN, and ...
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Phar Lap Phar Lap (4 October 1926 – 5 April 1932) was a champion New Zealand–bred Thoroughbred racehorse who is widely regarded as New Zealand's greatest racehorse ever. Achieving incredible success during his distinguished career, his initial ...
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Bonecrusher (horse) Bonecrusher (17 September 1982 – 10 June 2015) was a champion New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who was widely admired in both Australia and New Zealand. Bred by Bill Punch, by the sire Pag-Asa, his dam's sire was a son of a French champi ...


Team mascots

* Big Red (University of Arkansas), University of Arkansas * Big Red (Cardinals mascot), Arizona Cardinals * Big Red (Lamar University), Lamar Cardinals *
Big Red (Western Kentucky University) Big Red is the mascot of Western Kentucky University's sports teams, the "Hilltoppers" and "Lady Toppers". It is a red, furry being created by Ralph Carey in 1979. Big Red is meant to symbolize the spirit of WKU students and alumni as well as th ...
, Western Kentucky University *
Touchdown (mascot) Touchdown, or the '' Big Red Bear'', is the unofficial mascot of Cornell University. The first mascot was a black bear introduced in 1915 by the Cornell University Athletic Association. Three more live bears over the course of approximately two dec ...
(aka Big Red Bear), Cornell University *
Denison University Denison University is a private liberal arts college in Granville, Ohio. One of the earliest colleges established in the former Northwest Territory, Denison University was founded in 1831. The college was first called the Granville Literary and ...
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Lawrenceville School The Lawrenceville School is a coeducational preparatory school for boarding and day students located in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Lawrenceville is a member of the Eight Schoo ...
(New Jersey) * Plymouth High School *
Sacred Heart University Sacred Heart University (SHU) is a private, Catholic university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded in 1963 by the Most Reverend Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Sacred Heart was the first Catholic un ...
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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (Ship or SU) is a public university in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Founded in 1871, it later became the first teachers college in Pennsylvania. ...
* Steubenville High School (Ohio) *
Wayland Academy, Wisconsin Wayland Academy is a private, coeducational college preparatory boarding high school located in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States. The student population at the beginning of the 2021–22 school year was 125. Nearly three-quarters of the stude ...


Players and coaches nicknames

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Seth McClung Michael Seth McClung (born February 7, 1981), nicknamed Big Red, is an American former professional baseball pitcher. In his career, he pitched as a starting pitcher and as a relief pitcher. Career Tampa Bay Devil Rays McClung began the season ...
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Andy Reid Andrew Walter Reid (born March 19, 1958) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Reid was previously head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999 to 2012. From 200 ...


Team nicknames

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Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play t ...
of the National Football League * Cornell Big Red, Cornell University *
Glen Cove High School Glen Cove High School, commonly referred to as GC, or GCHS, is the only public high school in the Glen Cove City School District. Located at 150 Dosoris Ln., Glen Cove, on the North Shore of Long Island, GCHS sits upon of land. The current buil ...
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Indiana Hoosiers The Indiana Hoosiers are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of Indiana University Bloomington, named after the colloquial term for people from the state of Indiana. The Hoosiers participate in NCAA Division I, Division I of the Nationa ...
, at Indiana University *
Nebraska Cornhuskers The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference, and the Cornhuskers compete in NCAA Divis ...
, at the University of Nebraska *
Oklahoma Sooners The Oklahoma Sooners are the athletic teams that represent the University of Oklahoma, located in Norman. The 19 men's and women's varsity teams are called the "Sooners", a reference to a nickname given to the early participants in the Land Run ...
, at the University of Oklahoma *
Phillips Exeter Academy (not for oneself) la, Finis Origine Pendet (The End Depends Upon the Beginning) gr, Χάριτι Θεοῦ (By the Grace of God) , location = 20 Main Street , city = Exeter, New Hampshire , zipcode ...


Other uses

* Big Red (Chicago building) or CNA Center * Big red or ''
Tiburonia ''Tiburonia'' is a genus of jellyfish in the family Ulmaridae. It was reported in 2003, following the discovery of its only species yet identified, ''Tiburonia granrojo''. It was discovered by a crew from MBARI led by George Matsumoto. Pieces of ...
granrojo'', a species of jellyfish * ''
Gyromitra caroliniana ''Gyromitra caroliniana'', known commonly as the Carolina false morel or big red, is an ascomycete fungus of the genus ''Gyromitra'', within the Pezizales group of fungi. It is found in hardwood forests of the southeastern United States, where ...
'' or big red, a species of mushroom * Holland Harbor Light or Big Red, the lighthouse at the entrance of a channel connecting Lake Michigan with Lake Macatawa * Big Red or Nappanerica, a sand dune in the
Simpson Desert The Simpson Desert is a large area of dry, red sandy plain and dunes in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland in central Australia. It is the fourth-largest Deserts of Australia, Australian desert, with an area of . The desert ...
, Australia * Big Red, a set of subway cars on Boston's Red Line * Big Red, a nickname for seven in the casino game of
craps Craps is a dice game in which players bet on the outcomes of the roll of a pair of dice. Players can wager money against each other (playing "street craps") or against a bank ("casino craps"). Because it requires little equipment, "street c ...
* Big Red, a former professional wrestler with the
Continental Wrestling Association Continental Wrestling Association (later the Championship Wrestling Association) was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett. The CWA was the name of the "governing body" for the Championship Wrestling, Inc. promotion which was usually ref ...


See also

* Great Red Spot {{disambiguation