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{{Infobox College Mascot
| name = Lil' Red
| image = Nulilred.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = 
| university = University of Nebraska–Lincoln
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| conference_short = Big Ten
| description = WalkAround Inflatable Mascot
| name_origin = A state wide contest in 1993 
| first_seen = 1994 <ref>{{cite web
  | last = Jablonski
  | first = Sidney
  | title = Legends of the mighty Husker mascots
  | publisher = Omaha World-Herald
  | year = 2003
  | url = http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_pg=38&u_sid=862347
  | accessdate = 2008-05-02 }}</ref>
| related_mascots = [[Herbie Husker]]
| official_website =  [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=462&SPID=41&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=218533 Lil' Red]
| hall_of_fame = 2007 <ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.mascothalloffame.com/virtual/hall/index.html?staff_id=35
| title = Lil' Red
| year = 2007
| work = Hall of Famers
| publisher = Mascot Hall of Fame
| accessdate = 2008-05-02 }}</ref>
}}
'''Lil' Red''' is one of two [[mascot]]s at the [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln]]'s [[Nebraska Cornhuskers|athletics teams]].  Lil' Red is the newest mascot, having been created for the 1993 season after a state wide contest run for that purpose. Associate athletic director Dr. Barbara Hibner was the driving force in the creation of Lil' Red. <ref>http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=462&SPID=41&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=261</ref>  

He can be seen on the sidelines of a Nebraska [[college football|football]] game at [[Memorial Stadium, Lincoln|Memorial Stadium]], at the [[Bob Devaney Sports Center]] during [[basketball]] games and at [[Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball|volleyball]] games. The mascot is currently produced by Signs and Shapes International, Inc. based in Omaha, Nebraska. The wearer of the costume wears a "PowerBelt," a belt with an air circulation system, which brings in over {{convert|100|cuft|m3}} of fresh outside air per minute. This is enough fresh air to accommodate roughly 1,000 people. Due to the mascot's incredibly light weight, the larger-than-life mascot can run, dance, [[crowd surf]] and shake hands.  

Since its installment, Lil' Red has won two major awards. The first was the national championship at the NCAA National Mascot Competition in 1999.  The second one was an induction into the 2007 [[Mascot Hall of Fame]], which selected its winners by an online vote.<ref>http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=462&SPID=41&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=218533</ref>

==References==
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{{University of Nebraska–Lincoln}}
{{Nebraska Cornhuskers football navbox}}
{{Big Ten Mascots}}

[[Category:Big Ten Conference mascots]]
[[Category:College mascots in the United States]]
[[Category:Mascot Hall of Fame inductees]]
[[Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers]]


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