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The greater roadrunner appeared in a 1982 sheet of 20-cent United States stamps showing 50 state birds and flowers, as it is the [[List of U.S. state birds|state bird]] of [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1982 USA Stamps |url=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/289426713534064995/}}</ref>
It is also the mascot of numerous high schools and colleges in the United States, including [[Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners|California State University, Bakersfield]] and the [[UTSA Roadrunners|University of Texas at San Antonio]].<ref name="Traditions-Nickname">{{cite web|date=August 29, 2017|title=Rowdy History|url=https://gorunners.com/sports/2017/8/29/mascot-history.aspx|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=GoRunners.com}}</ref><ref name="WAC membership">{{cite web|title=WAC to Add Denver, UTSA and Texas State|url=http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205028332|access-date=November 11, 2010|publisher=[[Western Athletic Conference]]}}</ref> The [[College of DuPage]] mascot takes the bird's alternate name, Chapparal, inspired by students driving between various temporary classroom locations before the main campus was fully constructed. The roadrunner is also the mascot of the [[Tucson Roadrunners]], a professional hockey team in [[Tucson, Arizona]].<ref name="yotesbought">{{cite web|date=April 19, 2016|title=Coyotes Sign Agreement to Purchase Springfield Falcons AHL Franchise|url=http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=879403|access-date=May 18, 2016|publisher=[[Arizona Coyotes]]}}</ref>
[[File:Greater Roadrunner Collage.jpg|thumb|500px|center|Three views of the same specimen]]
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