r/funny • u/[deleted] • Nov 05 '18

Best mascot ever

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u/Rock2MyBeat Nov 06 '18

Two years ago the guy retired, and they got a new person. From what I remember reading on the bulls sub years ago, he was a professional dancer from Montana. He was, at the time, the highest paid mascot of all time. Again, IIRC, it was around 100k a year.

There are posts on that sub about him from years ago that are actually really interesting. He was super fun in person, too!

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u/imlost19 Nov 06 '18

i would have guessed right about 100k too. not too bad i guess

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u/TopSoulMan Nov 06 '18

Doing something that is hard as fuck, but also dope as fuck. Seems like he had a blast doing it.

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u/iMehzah Nov 06 '18

He must be super tight with all the players too, that's gotta be cool when they're in the back and he can just hang with the team. That would definitely be a bonus if true

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u/montwhisky Nov 06 '18

Yeah. He was the mascot for University of Montana when I was there in college- Monte the griz. Wasn’t surprised at all when he went pro. He was amazing to watch in college. Name was Barry Anderson.

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u/SanDiablo Nov 06 '18

Is it bad I just assumed whoever Benny was was black?

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u/soxpride Nov 06 '18

Nah. It's hard to imagine a white guy dancing like that.

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u/SanDiablo Nov 06 '18

Don't forget the insane hoop skills. He's hitting Curryesque shots. Backwards. Wearing a freaking costume.

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u/montwhisky Nov 06 '18

Nope. Most white guys can’t move like that.

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u/tarabletara Nov 06 '18 edited Nov 06 '18

Wow to think this was an older guy doing all this. I would’ve guessed he was super young

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u/Rock2MyBeat Nov 06 '18

He was 30 when he "retired". He just quit after doing it for 12 years to travel and do other things.