| Norm the Niner | |
|---|---|
 Norm at Jerry Richardson Stadium during a home football game in 2014 | |
| University | University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Conference | The American |
| Description | Gold Miner |
| Origin of name | Student vote |
| First seen | 1962 |
Norm the Niner is the athletics mascot of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Norm is a student dressed in appropriate Charlotte 49ers athletics uniforms with a headpiece. Norm made his debut in 1962 after a student vote in November 1961 to change the mascot, with periodic updates to design and wardrobe occurring in the years since. Norm is rarely seen without his trusty pick-axe and never takes his slouch hat off. As a member of the spirit squad, Norm the Niner travels with the cheerleaders to away athletics events, to many events around the university and often makes appearances around Charlotte and the surrounding region. [1][2] Norm has also made appearances in commercials for local and regional businesses that sponsor 49ers Athletics.[1]
- ^ "Norm the Niner's Home Page". Charlotte 49ers. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ "Meet Norm the Niner". Niner Time (nineronline). Retrieved 2015-03-17.