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Rôni

Roniéliton Pereira Santos or simply Roni (born April 28, 1977 in Aurora), is a former football player.

Roni (song)

"Roni" is a single released by American singer/rapper/dancer Bobby Brown, written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, with additional lyrics written by The Deele member Darnell Bristol, in 1988 on the MCA label. It was released as the third single from Brown's second album Don't Be Cruel. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and peaked at number two on the Hot Black Singles chart in January 1989.

Roni (mascot)

Roni is the Olympic mascot of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, created by Don Moss. The mascot is a raccoon, which is a familiar animal from the mountainous region of the Adirondacks where Lake Placid is situated. The name Roni comes from the word racoon in Iroquoian, the language of the native people from the region of the State of New York and Lake Placid and was chosen by Lake Placid school children.

Part of his face and the black-and-white mask around his eyes are a nod to the sunglasses and hat worn by competitors. There are different versions of Roni, practising different sports and the five colours of the Olympic rings can be found on some versions.

Lake Placid had a living mascot, a raccoon called Rocky. After his death, just before the Games started, he was replaced by Roni.

Roni

Roni may refer to:

  • Roni (song), a single by Bobby Brown
  • Roni, Nigeria, a local government area in Nigeria
  • Rôni, a former football player (not to be confused with Ronny (footballer born 1991))
  • Roni (mascot), the olympic mascot for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid