Gritty is the official mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers. Gritty is best known for his uniquely Philadelphian personality as well as his Flyers fandom. Standing at seven feet tall, with non ...

The former Philadelphia Eagles center spoke to his brother Travis Kelce on their podcast New Heights about how he believes Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers mascot, was made in his likeness.

Gritty was videoed bringing Wally the alligator out and holding him for the "Lion King Cam" portion of the NHL hockey game at the Wells Fargo Center Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE.