Created in 1982 by visionary College Baseball Hall of Fame head coach Ron Fraser in 1982 and originally performed by John Routh, the Miami Maniac has been a constant at Mark Light Field ever since.
Then University of Miami head baseball coach Ron Fraser witnessed Cocky's performance at the College World Series and was impressed.
They decided to introduce the Maniac during University of Miami's series against Florida State that year and invited Routh down from South Carolina to show students how to work a crowd.
At the end of the 1982 season, in which the Hurricanes won their first College World Series championship, Fraser offered Routh a permanent position as assistant director of marketing, which included performing as both the Miami Maniac and Sebastian the Ibis.
[3] Others in attendance included Budweiser's Bud Man, McDonald's character Grimace, and McGruff the Crime Dog.