In 2003 the University of Minnesota contracted with Alexander Global Promotions to produce a Goldy Gopher Swimmer to be distributed to fans attending various swimming/diving meets during the 2003 season. The Goldy featured above is the original version of the bobblehead. Notice that the M appearing on the swimming suit is the correct version of the M registered to the University of Minnesota. However, the M appearing on the base of the bobblehead looks like the M used by the University of Michigan.
According to Scott Ploehn, the original shipment of Goldy Swimmer bobbleheads with the incorrect M was about 250. Scott is an expert on all things concerning Minnesota related bobbleheads. I highly recommend his bobblehead blog which can be found at https://bobblehunter.blogspot.com. Upon inspecting the first shipment and noticing the error, the University of Minnesota changed the design of the base and had a new Goldy Gopher Swimmer shipped. The second version of the bobblehead can be seen in the next post.
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