Hours Left To Vote for the MHOF Class of 2026
From the Georgia Tech sidelines to the shores of Vancouver, the Class of 2026 nominees represent eleven cities, eleven fan bases, and one unforgettable road trip through the heart of North American sports.
Pack a bag. This ballot goes everywhere.
The 2026 Mascot Hall of Fame ballot reads like the ultimate sports road trip — eleven stops across the United States and Canada, each one home to a mascot that has spent years earning the love, loyalty, and, let’s be honest, the complete emotional dependence of an entire fan base.
This is your map. This is your tour. And voting is open through midnight Sunday at mascothalloffame.com.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA — Split, The Savannah Bananas
Start in Savannah, where baseball is theater and theater is baseball. Split — the official mascot of the Savannah Bananas — represents the most entertaining team on the planet, a franchise that has sold out every single game since 2016 and built a global following that most professional sports teams would envy. If you haven’t seen Split in action, you haven’t seen what a mascot can truly be in 2026.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Hook ‘Em, University of Texas Longhorns
From Savannah, head west to Austin — home of the Forty Acres, the burnt orange faithful, and Hook ‘Em, the Longhorn mascot who carries the pride of one of the most passionate fan bases in college football. Texas is back on the national stage. Hook ‘Em never left.
DENVER, COLORADO — Miles, Denver Broncos
Next stop: Denver. Miles the Bronco has been galloping the sidelines at Empower Field since 1999, bringing the Mile High energy to one of the NFL’s most dedicated fan bases. Denver sits at 5,280 feet above sea level. Miles’s enthusiasm is higher.
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA — Pirate Parrot, Pittsburgh Pirates
Head east to Pittsburgh, where the Pirate Parrot has been entertaining fans at PNC Park since 1979. One of baseball’s most beloved and recognizable mascots, the Pirate Parrot is the spirit of a city that takes its sports seriously and its mascots even more so. Few stadiums feel as alive as PNC Park on a warm summer night with the Parrot working the crowd.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK — Mrs. Met, New York Mets
No road trip is complete without New York. Mrs. Met — the first female mascot in Major League Baseball history — has been a fixture at Shea Stadium and Citi Field since 1975. She is half of the most famous mascot partnership in sports, a Queens icon, and one of the most historically significant characters in the entire mascot world. New York does everything bigger. Mrs. Met has been doing it longer.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA — Goldy Gopher, University of Minnesota
From New York, head to the Upper Midwest and Minneapolis — home of the Golden Gophers and Goldy, one of college sports’ most recognizable and energetic mascots. Goldy has been a Minnesota fixture since 1952, appearing at more than 500 events per year and maintaining a community presence that goes far beyond gameday. Nobody works harder in the Big Ten. Nobody.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — FIN the Whale, Vancouver Canucks
Cross the border into Canada’s most beautiful city. FIN the Whale has been patrolling Rogers Arena since 2001, bringing orca energy to one of the NHL’s most passionate hockey markets. Vancouver fans are loud, loyal, and deeply invested in their mascot. FIN is the only Canadian nominee on the ballot — and the Canadian contingent has made their presence known throughout this vote.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Buzz, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Back to the American South, this time Atlanta — home of Georgia Tech and Buzz, the Yellow Jacket who has been stinging opposing teams and delighting home crowds since 1979. Buzz represents the unique character of the Yellow Jacket identity — smart, intense, and fast. Like the insect. Like the program.
PROVO, UTAH — Cosmo the Cougar, Brigham Young University
Head to the Rocky Mountain West and Provo, where Cosmo the Cougar has been one of college athletics’ most celebrated mascots since 1953. Cosmo is renowned for extraordinary athleticism — backflips, acrobatics, and performances that have earned him multiple national mascot championships. BYU fans travel everywhere. So does their love for Cosmo.
WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA — Purdue Pete, Purdue University
To the Midwest heartland, where Purdue Pete has been a fixture of Boilermaker athletics since 1956. With his signature oversized head and engineering-school pride, Purdue Pete is one of college sports’ most distinctive and instantly recognizable mascot designs — a legend in the Big Ten and a genuine pop culture icon.
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — Cocky, University of South Carolina
End the tour in the South, where Cocky the Gamecock has been the pride of Williams-Brice Stadium since 1980. Cocky is a nine-time national champion mascot — one of the most decorated in college sports history — and the embodiment of Gamecock pride across an extraordinarily loyal fan base. The tour ends in Columbia. The voting ends Sunday at midnight.
Every city on this map has a story. Every mascot on this ballot has earned their spot.
Vote for your stop on the tour at mascothalloffame.com — up to twice a day, through midnight on Sunday, July 26. Or grab a nominee T-shirt in the MHOF Store, where every purchase counts as a vote.
The road trip ends Sunday. Make your miles count.
