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  1. History. Costumed Smokey. See also. References. Smokey (mascot) Both Smokeys run in the end zone. Smokey is the mascot of the University of Tennessee sports teams. These teams, named "The Volunteers" and nicknamed "the Vols", use both a live and a costumed version of Smokey.

  2. Smokey X served as the mascot for the University of Tennessee until 2021 after making its debut in 2013. He currently lives with a family located just north of Knoxville.

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    • Every Dog Has Its Day
    • Chris Broyles
    • Tim Patnode
    • Adam Devault
    • Andrew Carlton
    • Jamie Meadows
    • Benji Gray
    • Josh Lay

    Once a Smokey, always a Smokey–at least in spirit. We talked to alumni who portrayed Smokey during their college years to find out what they’re doing now. We also asked them to reminisce about their days in the bluetick hound suit.

    ’95, psychology. He served as Smokey from 1993 to 1995. A native of Oak Ridge, Broyles now lives in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago and works at DecisionQuest, a firm that offers trial consulting and research, strategic communications, and courtroom graphics. He and his wife, Jacky, have 3-year-old twin daughters, Josie and Emma. Favorite ...

    ’96, BFA, studio art. He was Smokey from 1993 to 1997. Patnode lives in San Jose, California, where he is the mascot operations manager for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. Favorite Smokey moment: “In 1996 I became the first mascot to be ejected from an NCAA championship game. During the women’s basketball Final Four versus Georgi...

    ’98, political science; ’00, psychology. He was Smokey from 1995 to 2000 and won the Universal Cheerleaders Association Mascot National Championship in 2000 with fellow Smokey, Jason Vicars. Devault lives in Nashville where he is the entertainment manager for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League. For the past 7 years, Adam has serv...

    ’00, communications. He was Smokey from 1995 to 1998. Born in Knoxville, Andrew now lives in Nashville where he is a Christian pop-rock-country musician. He’s had two award-winning albums, and his single “This is Faith” was a Christian Radio Weekly Top 100 Song of the Year and a Radio and Records Top 20 single. His third album, I Know Better, came ...

    ’02, logistics and transportation. Smokey from 1999 to 2002, Jamie, along with fellow Smokeys Jason Vicars and Benji Gray, won the 2001 UCA Mascot National Championship. Jamie lives in Knoxville, where he is the vice-president of operations for Golden Rule Medical. Favorite Smokey moment: “I proposed to my wife on the field at my last football game...

    ’05, French. Gray lives in Knoxville and is working on a master’s degree in education at UT and Lincoln Memorial University. He plans to teach French and physical education at the high-school level. Gray was Smokey from 2000 to 2004, and he was the Volunteer-Davy Crockett mascot in 2005. Gray continues to work with the UT Spirit Office and is the n...

    ’05, speech communications, minor in broadcasting. He was Smokey from 2001 to 2005. A Knoxville native, Lay now lives in New York City where he is an actor–comedian waiting for his big break. He is a production assistant for VH1 and works for the show Best Week Ever. There’s more about him at www.joshlay.com/page/Main. Favorite Smokey moment: “Du...

  4. Oct 31, 2023 · October 31, 2023. The costumed human who portrays the Vols’ beloved canine mascot at sports events has undergone many makeovers over the years. Smokey’s earliest human namesakes certainly looked nothing like a Bluetick Coonhound! The canine Smokey himself joined the team in 1953.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SmokySmoky - Wikipedia

    Smoky (Olympic mascot), a dog mascot at the 1932 Summer Olympics; Smokey (mascot), a dog mascot of the University of Tennessee; Smokey, CB slang for a highway patrolman; See also. Old Smoky (disambiguation) Great Smoky Mountains, on the Tennessee–North Carolina border; Little Smoky River, Alberta, Canada; Little Smoky Valley, Nevada

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