What is a Chanticleer? The story behind the unique name of Coastal Carolina’s mascot.

What is a Chanticleer?

Coastal Carolina’s athletic teams have one of college sports’ most unique nicknames: the Chanticleers. The name comes from Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” and is a reference, according to the school, to “a proud and fierce rooster.”

The name is pronounced SHON-ti-cleer…

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