North Carolina Tar Heels

The North Carolina Tar Heels is the name given to the athletic teams for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State. The Tar Heels are commonly referred to as Carolina, North Carolina, UNC, or simply The Heels.The North Carolina mascot is Rameses, a Bighorn Ram. It is represented as either a live Dorset sheep with its horns painted Carolina Blue, or as a individual in a costume performed by a volunteer from the student body, most of the time being an undergraduate student associated with the cheer leading team. North Carolina has won 37 team national championships in six different sports, eighth all-time, and 51 individual national championships. UNC's two longest arch-rivals are Duke and NC State, located in nearby Durham and Raleigh, respectively. Depending on the competitiveness of each individual squad, the main rival has been known to rotate between them.