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Bear wins third mascot of the year award

str8line said:
The Bear is one amazing dude. My buddy knows him. I'd love to meet him and say thanks for all the sweet stunts and laughs.
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Knows him personally? I remember reading an article that purported that he kept it under good wraps, and that all his friends didn't know he was the bear.
 
LogGrad98 said:
I wonder how many different people have worn the bear costume. I heard it has been only one guy this whole time but I also heard that there have been around 6 or 8, and that there are actually 2 or 3 on duty during the season to account for scheduling conflicts and injury/illness.
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It's one guy, I coached the daughter of one of the Jazz FO guys a couple years ago. He said the guy is in his 50s now and that's why you don't see the crazy stunts you saw back in the day, but it's always been the same guy with some guys to step in when he is injured.
 
I'm 90% sure I caught a glimpse of the real guy last season during the playoffs. But I'll never reveal that secret identity.
 
LifeOnaPlate said:
I'm 90% sure I caught a glimpse of the real guy last season during the playoffs. But I'll never reveal that secret identity.
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You mean, like, it's someone we would know, and not some random guy?
 
Grimmetal said:
*humblebrag* I'm 99.9% sure I know who he is, always say hi to him as well. Really nice guy as far as I'm concerned. Obviously, have never talked to him about his work or asked him directly.
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Again, is this supposed to be someone we’d otherwise know? Because if it’s some random dude that none of us would know, I don’t know how anyone could possibly “out” him (“he’s that mid-50s dude with short, brown hair... oh, yeah, him!”)
 
BlueEdwardsMVP said:
It's one guy, I coached the daughter of one of the Jazz FO guys a couple years ago. He said the guy is in his 50s now and that's why you don't see the crazy stunts you saw back in the day, but it's always been the same guy with some guys to step in when he is injured.
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When Donovan heard the guy was in his 50's, he offered to suit up for all promo appearances and non-game activities to give the man some time off. Just a rumor I heard.
 
Jack Strop said:
When Donovan heard the guy was in his 50's, he offered to suit up for all promo appearances and non-game activities to give the man some time off. Just a rumor I heard.
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I heard he actually puts the suit on during halftime, before Quinn gives his big speech, goes out and does a couple of trampoline slam dunks and motorcycle rides, then goes back to the locker room. After the games he practices brain surgery for when he operates on Jerry Sloan to give him back his full faculties.
 
infection said:
Again, is this supposed to be someone we’d otherwise know? Because if it’s some random dude that none of us would know, I don’t know how anyone could possibly “out” him (“he’s that mid-50s dude with short, brown hair... oh, yeah, him!”)
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Pretty random, as far as I know. Some mascots around the league are very open about who they are and what they do. Bear has always taken great pride in making it about the character rather than the guy inside the suit. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Jazz retire the character when his career ends.
 
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