Baby Shark mascot is touring D.C. and handing out toys before World Series Game 3 October 25, 2019 “Baby Shark” is a children’s song sensation with more than 3.5 billion YouTube hits.

The school adopted the shark mascot — an ode to the late Jerry Tarkanian’s nickname, Tark the Shark — during a tenure that included 18 20-win seasons and a national title.

The Shark (UNLV) Try telling people who were around for the glory days of UNLV basketball that the costumed shark roaming the arena and hyping up the crowd wasn’t the official mascot.

Only one other Division I program has used a shark mascot in modern times, and both happen to be the Rebels. UNLV has used a regular water shark in honor of former coach Jerry “Tark the Shark ...

Ole Miss will replace its Rebel the Bear mascot for athletic events with a Landshark starting in 2018. The term Landshark originated in 2008 and has been used by several of the school's teams.

Luckily, before there was any human on shark violence, the guy walked away. As did Sharkie, shaking his head in a way that is incredibly funny for a mascot. More on Sports Illustrated ...

And especially not with the mascot. But a fan at the San Jose Sharks game decided it was a good idea to pick a fight with SJ Sharkie the Shark. Clearly, Sharkie didn't want any smoke here.

The Phanatic, by the way, was originally portrayed by … David Raymond, founder of the Mascot Hall of Fame. This would seem to ...