Another Goldy Bobblehead!

I've been looking for this Goldy for a while.  I've seen it, but never for a price I was comfortable paying.  I'm not sure how rare it is, but it certainly isn't very valuable.  I'm not sure what happened with this bobble, its exactly the same as the Rainbow Foods basketball Goldy, except there is no plaque.  It also doesn't look like the plaque was removed as the paint certainly matches with the rest of the base.  I've also seen several of them, so it kinda tells me there is a story behind this one, and I'd love to know what that story is!

U of MN Bobbles - Whalen & McCarville

Since I was doing a Goldy mini series, I figured I'd add a couple more bobbleheads related to the Gophers and the University of Minnesota.  I believe these were either given away or sold at Gopher women's basketball games.  Obviously 2 of the biggest stars to come thru the U.  Janel McCarville and Lindsay Whalen.  I find it quite odd that Lindsay is taller than Janel when comparing the bobbles, since she's definitely shorter than Janel in real life.  Still - 2 awesome bobbleheads.

Goldy Bobbleheads - 2 more Gold Country Versions

Here are the other 2 bobbleheads from Gold Country.  I took this pictures from the web as mine are in storage right now.  Pretty obvious that these are football and basketball.  They are both pretty rare. I'm still hoping to find out more about the story behind these bobbles!

Goldy Bobbleheads - The Common 6

Here's a picture of the 6 most commonly seen Goldy bobbleheads. They were fairly easy to find a few years ago and still aren't uncommon, but more and more are damaged in one way or another.  There are 2 different baseball Goldy's.  The one in the white jersey was a giveaway at a baseball game with Hormel sponsoring it.  The other one, just like it's 4 counterparts are all part of the Rainbow Foods promotion.  You could find these on campus pretty easy when they were originally giveaways, and then later, you were able to buy them in Rainbow Foods stores.  I have seen both the wrestling Goldy as well as the basketball Goldy plaque-less.  I don't know the story behind those.  The hockey Goldy is the most valuable of the bunch and the wrestling Goldy is the one I see most commonly damaged. With his arms in front of him like they are, his fingers are often broken.

Check back soon for another variation of Goldy in bobblehead form!