T-Rac is the official mascot of the

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

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. He debuted during the team's inaugural preseason home game in August 1999 against the

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as the Titans, who were previously known as the

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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

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. T-Rac has over 68,000 followers on Facebook, 7,000 followers on Twitter, and over 9,000 followers on Instagram. The Tennessee Titans very own T-Rac won the "Most Awesome Mascot." presented by Cartoon Network inaugural "Hall of Games." T-Rac was pitted against the Gorilla from the Phoenix Suns, Bango from the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Philadelphia Phillies' Phillie Phanatic.

Appearances

T-Rac appears at every Tennessee Titans home game at

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. T-Rac has been known to zip-line from the top of the stadium and rappel from buildings in downtown

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. The mascot also travels throughout

to appear in community events, birthday parties, and Play60 programs. T-Rac also appeared on the season 2 premiere of

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. He was there to lend support to Bartley Weaver, who portrays the Greek warrior mascot at Titans games.

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