Look, Name of Gamecocks' Live Mascot Spurs Controversy

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Sir Big Spur, the live mascot for the University of South Carolina, is at the center of a dispute over the rooster's trademarked name and a part of his anatomy.

As reported by The Post and Courier of Charleston, Sir Big Spur debuted at a 1999 baseball game, strutting atop the home team’s dugout at the old Sarge Frye Field. He began coming to football games in 2006 and has been a popular sight before games, as owners Mary Snelling and husband Ron Albertelli operated a remote-controlled cart (“The Roost Roller”) for the bird to perch atop as it motors around the North end zone at Williams-Brice Stadium.

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