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VIDEO | Pitt vs. UVa

September 2, 2019

Panthers’ mascot ROC dances on Heinz Field during Pitt’s game against Georgia Tech Sept. 15, 2018.

The life and times of ROC the mascot

By Ben Zimmer, Staff Writer October 4, 2018
ROC, a human-sized bipedal Panther, has been at the center of Pitt athletics for more than a century now, bouncing around the field, waving his arms and entertaining fans with his goofy antics and unassailable school spirit.
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