Goldy Bobbleheads - 2 Swimming Variations

Here are 2 different variations of Goldy as a Swimmer.  I blogged about these bobbles recently after I found the second one, but at the time, I didn't know the story behind them, now I do!  The "U of M" was the original Goldy Swimming bobble.  When the U received the first small shipment of these they noticed the "M" was not the Minnesota M, but the Michigan M.  I added a picture of each "M" below the bobbles.  The U quickly revised the bobblehead and had the correct Goldy Swimmers sent. I've heard the original batch was around 250, so the "error" bobblehead is quite limited.  The story behind these 2 bobbleheads is pretty interesting to me and I'm glad I was able to find both of them! Beyond that, I believe they were giveaways at swim meets at the Aquatic Center.  

Goldy Bobbleheads - Alumni Variations

Next up in my Goldy bobblehead blog series are 2 variations of Alumni bobbleheads.  From what I know, both of these were given out by the Alumni Association.  I'm not sure the reason behind the 2 variations of this bobble as its quite subtle, but for those collectors who want all forms of a specific bobblehead, these are must haves.  As you can see, the only difference is the M on Goldy's chest.

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!

Goldy Bobbleheads

It's probably about time that I blog a bit on Goldy bobbleheads, ya know, since that is the whole reason I started my collection!  I'm planning on rolling out a blog series focusing solely on Goldy bobbles.  I've had a few people ask me about specific Goldys and wonder if I have a complete list of them.  The simple answer to that is...no, only because I'm unsure if I have all Goldy bobbleheads or not.  I believe I have all the modern ones that were produced by the University (classic Goldy) but I don't collect the retail ones, which there are several!

I'm hoping to start the series this week, as of now, I'm not sure how many posts it'll be, but quite a few.  Perhaps someone important at the U will see it and get the idea of making another one!  I'd get behind that idea all day, every day!

Bobblehead Day: Target Field!

It's Hughes the Force bobblehead night at Target Field.  I'll be there with a group of friends.  I blogged about this one a few weeks ago.  Read about it here.  The special event tickets needed for the bobblehead sold out a week or 10 days ago, its a pretty hot item already.  Also nice that there aren't any lines (or at least long lines) to stand in tonight, can't be that!