Freddie Falcon

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title: "Freddie Falcon" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["atlanta-falcons", "bird-mascots", "anthropomorphic-birds", "nfl-mascots", "fictional-falcons", "mascots-introduced-in-1972", "male-characters-in-advertising"] description: "Mascot for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons" topic_path: "general/atlanta-falcons" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Falcon" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mascot for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Freddie_Falcon.JPG" caption="ATV]] on the pitch in 2012"] ::

Frederick "Freddie" Falcon is the official mascot of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, having represented the team since at least 1984.

History

Background

During the 1966 season, the Falcons were represented by Thor, a live falcon who would perform pre-game and halftime flying manoeuvres for the crowd. After Thor went missing, trainer Mike Cady replaced him with two male falcons called Mercury (who also went missing) and Yak Yak. By November 1971, the team had stopped using live falcons as mascots.

In the 1973 season, the team were represented by a football-shaped mascot named "Rah Rah".

Freddie Falcon

By October 1984, the team was represented by Freddie Falcon.

References

References

1. (March 21, 1967). "Falcons Add a Placekicker, Sign E. Carolina Star Kriz". The Atlanta Constitution.
2. (October 28, 1966). "Falcon Mascot 'Chickens Out'". The Macon Telegraph.
3. (December 25, 1967). "Even the 'Bird' Falcons are Frustrating". The Atlanta Constitution.
4. (December 7, 1971). "Progress Report: Falcons' Falcon". The Atlanta Constitution.
5. (March 24, 1974). "Children's Frolic Set for Atlanta". The Atlanta Constitution.
6. (October 18, 1977). "Ludlow Porch and the Kudzu Line". The Atlanta Constitution.
7. (October 23, 1984). "Falcons are good only for laughs by Monday Night television crew". The Atlanta Constitution.

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