Did our old gorilla mascot go to the Suns? Or did they also have him back in the day?
Why is the gorilla the Phoenix Suns mascot?
The Gorilla sang its way into the team's heart
For the first 11 seasons of their existence, the Suns had no official mascot. A first attempt for one involved a sunflower costume, but thankfully it never caught on. In 1980, a singing telegram, named Henry Rojas, was sent to the arena in a gorilla costume.