what is the atlanta braves mascot?
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 Despite rumors that Killebrew was the player depicted in the Major League Baseball logo , according to the creator , Jerry Dior , it was not patterned after Killebrew or any other specific player . Killebrew is the model for the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association , an organization which Killebrew helped found in 1982 . 

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 Examples of the osprey used as a mascot include : Ozzie Osprey ( of the University of North Florida ) ; Talon the Osprey of New Jersey 's Stockton University ; Sammy the Seahawk ( of University of North Carolina Wilmington ) ; the Wells International Seahawks ( of Bangkok , Thailand ) ; the Salve Regina Seahawks ( of Newport , Rhode Island ) ; the LA Harbor College Seahawks ( of South Bay ) ; and " Rowdy the Riverhawk " ( of the University of Massachusetts Lowell ) . 

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 Atlanta is home to professional franchises for three major team sports : the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball , the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association , and the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League . The Braves , who moved to Atlanta in 1966 , were established as the Boston Red Stockings in 1871 and are the oldest continually operating professional sports franchise in the United States . The Braves won the World Series in 1995 , and had an unprecedented run of 14 straight divisional championships from 1991 to 2005 . 

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 The brown thrasher is the state bird of Georgia . The brown thrasher also was the inspiration for the name of Atlanta 's former National Hockey League team , the Atlanta Thrashers . 

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 Buzz is one of the two official mascots of the Georgia Institute of Technology . Buzz is usually represented as a stylized yellowjacket with yellow @-@ and @-@ black fur , white wings , a yellow head , and antennae . He is almost never drawn with six legs , but rather with arms , legs , hands ( in white gloves ) and feet ( in black Converse high tops ) , like a human . Invented in 1972 and reinvented in 1979 , Buzz reflects the tradition of referring to Georgia Tech students as " Yellow Jackets . " Buzz is also one of Georgia Tech 's emblems and trademarks , one that they defended in a 1998 legal conflict with the Salt Lake Buzz . 
