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 Sam the Olympic Eagle | |
| Mascot of the 1984 Summer Olympics (Los Angeles) | |
| Creator | Bob Moore |
| Significance | Bald eagle |
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Sam the Olympic Eagle was the mascot of the 1984 Summer Olympics which were held in Los Angeles. He is a bald eagle, the national bird of the host nation, the United States. The United States originally intended to use a bear mascot to represent California, but the Soviet Union had used a bear mascot named Misha at the preceding 1980 Summer Olympics. The mascot was designed by Bob Moore, an artist working for The Walt Disney Company.
Sam would go on to feature in McDonald's merchandise, as an attraction at Disneyland, and as the protagonist of a Japanese anime series titled Eagle Sam.
References
- "Los Angeles 1984 - The Mascot". olympics.com.
- Fenzel, Whitney (2021-10-25). "Sam the Eagle | U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame". United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
External links
- A brief summary with samples, describing the development of Sam
- A brief biography of Bob Moore, Sam's character designer
- Olympic references and merchandise further identifying the origin of Sam
- Eagle Sam (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
| Preceded byMisha | Olympic mascot Sam the Olympic Eagle Los Angeles 1984 |
Succeeded byHodori |
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