Sam (mascot) explained

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Header1:Mascot of the 1984 Summer Olympics (Los Angeles)
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Data2:Bob Moore
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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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Los Angeles 1984 - The Mascot . olympics.com.
  2. Web site: Fenzel . Whitney . 2021-10-25 . Sam the Eagle U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame . 2024-08-03 . United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum . en-US.