Tony the Landshark

Tony the Landshark
University	University of Mississippi
Conference	SEC
Description	Anthropomorphic shark
Origin of name	Tony Fein (former football player)
First seen	August 11, 2018
Last seen	May 2021
Related mascot(s)	Rebel Black Bear, Colonel Reb

Tony the Landshark, an anthropomorphic shark, was the mascot of the Ole Miss Rebels, the collegiate athletic teams of the University of Mississippi. It replaced Rebel Black Bear as the mascot in fall 2018.^[1] Tony has not officially been removed as the school mascot, but since May 2021 has not been seen on the sidelines of athletic events nor posted to the mascot's official X account.^[2]^[3]

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History

The landshark derives from a gesture invented by linebacker Tony Fein during the 2008 football season. A native of Port Orchard, Washington, Fein was an Army veteran who served a one-year tour in the Iraq War before arriving in Oxford. One day, he threw his hand over his head in celebration of a tackle, and the gesture caught on.

The landshark symbol became less prominent after Fein died from a drug overdose in 2009,^[4] but re-emerged during the 2012–13 men's basketball season, when the Rebels won the 2013 SEC men's basketball tournament and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2002. The run was largely ignited by Marshall Henderson, who was known for his fiery landshark celebrations after a big shot.^[5]

It reemerged on the football field during the 2014 season, when the Rebels had the best defense in the nation.^[6]

In 2017, the Ole Miss Rebels softball team won the first SEC softball tournament in school history, hosted a Regional game for the first time in school history, and advanced to Super Regionals for the first time in school history. The run was ignited by pitcher Kaitlin Lee, who pitched every pitch of postseason play for the Rebels. After each of Lee's strikeouts, she made the landshark gesture.^[7]

On October 6, 2017, then-Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter announced that the university mascot would switch to the Landshark, beginning with the 2018–19 season.^[8]^[1]

In November 2021, Athletic Director Keith Carter said the university would begin "de-emphasizing" Tony.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ole Miss replaces bear mascot with Landshark". Retrieved October 7, 2017.
^ "Tony The Landshark on X". Retrieved May 15, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "On3 So long, Tony? Ole Miss de-emphasizing on-field shark mascot". Retrieved May 15, 2024.
^ "Tony Fein: The Originator of Fins Up". Retrieved June 11, 2019.
^ "La Salle player gives the Marshall Henderson 'Landshark' after upset win". Retrieved June 11, 2019.
^ "Ole Miss was the best team in the country for 2 months. Time to finish the job". Retrieved June 11, 2019.
^ "Ole Miss adopts Landshark as new official mascot for athletic events". Retrieved June 11, 2019.
^ "Fins Up, Rebels!". Retrieved October 7, 2017.

The University of Mississippi

Located in: Oxford, Mississippi

Academics

People	Glenn Boyce (chancellor) University of Mississippi Academics
Divisions	Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College University of Mississippi School of Law University of Mississippi School of Engineering University of Mississippi School of Business Administration Croft Institute for International Studies National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law Center for the Study of Southern Culture

Athletics

Teams	Ole Miss Rebels Football Basketball Men Women Baseball Softball Tennis The Pride of the South (marching band)
Football rivalries	Egg Bowl (Mississippi State) Magnolia Bowl (LSU) Arkansas Vanderbilt Alabama
Facilities	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Swayze Field Ole Miss Soccer Stadium Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center William F. Galtney Indoor Tennis Center Ole Miss Track & Field Complex Ole Miss Softball Complex Gillom Athletics Performance Center University Golf Course

Campus

Main	University, Mississippi Barnard Observatory Confederate Monument The Grove Kennon Observatory Lyceum–The Circle Historic District Museum Rowan Oak Statue of James Meredith
Other	University of Mississippi Field Station University of Mississippi Medical Center University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Student life

Traditions

Outreach

Mississippi Teacher Corps

Mascots of the Southeastern Conference

Big Al (Alabama)
Big Red / Tusk (Arkansas)
Aubie / War Eagle (Auburn)
Albert and Alberta (Florida)
Hairy Dawg / Uga (Georgia)
Blue, Scratch and The Wildcat (Kentucky)
Mike the Tiger (LSU)
Bully (Mississippi State)
Truman the Tiger (Missouri)
Boomer and Sooner / Sooner Schooner (Oklahoma)
Juice (unofficial) (Ole Miss)
Cocky (South Carolina)
Smokey (Tennessee)
Hook 'em / Bevo (Texas)
Reveille (Texas A&M)
Mr. C (Vanderbilt)

Links to related articles

v t e Ole Miss Rebels football
Venues	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1953–1996)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn LSU: Magnolia Bowl Memphis Mississippi State: Egg Bowl Tulane Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Billy Cannon's Halloween run Colonel Reb Rebel Black Bear Tony the Landshark "Forward Rebels" The Pride of the South The Grove The Blind Side
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
Venues	Old Gym (1929–1966) Tad Smith Coliseum (1966–2015) The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss (2016–present)
Culture & lore	"Forward Rebels" Ole Miss Pep Band "The Shot" Howell Trophy
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball
Venues	Tad Smith Coliseum (1974–2016) The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss (2016–present)
Culture & lore	"Forward Rebels" Ole Miss Pep Band
People	Head coaches
<span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Seasons</span>	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Ole Miss Rebels baseball
Venues	Swayze Field (1948–present)
Rivalries	Mississippi State
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

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