Watch SI's Great Phillie Phanatic Creation Story
The Phillie Phanatic is the best mascot in sports history, but many of us may not know a ton about his origins. SI Now tracked down everyone who is anyone that was involved with The Phanatic to talk about how he came to be, why Dave Raymond jumped inside the costume, and how $5,200 was too much money for the character’s rights, according to Bill Giles (he eventually paid $500,000). Check out the whole “Phillie Phanatic: Pheel the Love” docu-clip after the jump.