Sam (mascot)
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| File:SamOlyEagle1.png Sam the Olympic Eagle | |
| Mascot of the 1984 Summer Olympics (Los Angeles) | |
| Creator | Bob Moore |
| Significance | Bald eagle |
| Olympic rings |
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| 1984 Summer Olympics |
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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.[1] 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.[2]
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.
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