The Coyote is the official mascot of the NBA franchise, the San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....

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Biography

The Coyote's full name is Entertainus Carnivorous. After graduating from ACME University with hors d'eouvres, he was signed by the San Antonio Spurs to be their official mascot in June of 1983. Since then, the Coyote has become just as recognizable as some of the Spurs' greatest players, such as George Gervin

George Gervin

George "The Iceman" Gervin is a retired American professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls...

, David Robinson

David Robinson (basketball)

David Maurice Robinson is a retired American NBA basketball player, who played center for the San Antonio Spurs for his entire NBA career. Based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy, Robinson earned the nickname "The Admiral". He and teammate power forward Tim Duncan were...

, and Tim Duncan

Tim Duncan

Timothy Theodore "Tim" Duncan is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association . The 6-foot 11-inch , 255-pound power forward/center is a four-time NBA champion, two-time NBA MVP, three-time NBA Finals MVP, and NBA Rookie of the Year...

. Whether it be at the HemisFair Arena

HemisFair Arena

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, the Alamodome

Alamodome

The Alamodome is a domed 65,000 seat, multi-purpose facility that is primarily used as a football/basketball stadium and convention center in San Antonio, Texas, U.S...

, or his current home at the AT&T Center

AT&T Center

AT&T Center is an indoor arena, located in San Antonio, Texas, USA. It seats 18,581, for basketball , 13,800, for ice hockey and 19,000, for concerts or religious gatherings and contains 2,018 club seats, 50 luxury suites and 32 bathrooms .It was completed in 2002, as the SBC...

, this longtime supermascot has always played an important role in entertaining the fans at Spurs home games.

Accomplishments

The Coyote has been named the NBA's MVV (Most Valuable Varmint) 12 times during his career. During the 1993-1994 NBA season, he became the first mascot in NBA history to dunk both a basketball and a doughnut in a single game. In 2006, he was voted Mascot of the Year by www.gameops.com. Most importantly, the Coyote has endeared himself to the city of San Antonio, making over 400 community appearances a year and serving as a valuable goodwill ambassador for the Spurs. In recognition of his hard work on and off the court, the Coyote was inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame

Mascot Hall of Fame

The Mascot Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for United States sports mascots. It was founded by David Raymond, who was the original Phillie Phanatic from 1978 to 1993. It is an online-only hall, with an induction ceremony taking place each year in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

 in 2007, the same year the Spurs won their 4th NBA Championship.

External links

• The Coyote's Den