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Toronto Raptors Mascot: Vintage 90s Photos

May 30, 2019 | David | Comments (6)

Kids with Raptors mascot head masks watching game

The Toronto Raptors made history in 2019.

At Toronto Public Library, we love all things history. We preserve Toronto's history on a daily basis, including our sporting past. Even mascots can be part of that history. Enter official Raptors mascot, "The Raptor" — our lovable hype dino who makes the Energizer Bunny look low energy.

Below are photos of The Raptor from our large collection of digitized Toronto Star photos available on our Digital Archive.

 

Side by side photos one with mascot mid air doing flip and another with the mascot on the court with fist raised

Left photo (1995) and right photo (1995) from Toronto Star Photograph Archive.

 

Raptors mascot with team behind it pointing out to crowd

 

Boy in wheelchair shots a basketball as the raptors mascot claps

 

Two photos one with mascot dancing on court the other with the raptor mid-air pointing at camera

Left photo (1996) and right photo (1999) from Toronto Star Photograph Archive.

 

Mascot doing dunk

 

Two photos on with an overhead view of mascot dunking and the other with the mascot in a wheelchair that reads say no to mini trampoline dunks

Left photo (1997) and right photo (1997) from Toronto Star Photograph Archive.

 

Explore more digitized images of the Toronto Raptors from our collection or check out the Raptor on Twitter (no, seriously).

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