Goldy Gopher Swimming SGA Bobblehead Version 1

 

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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Goldy Gopher Swimming SGA Bobblehead Version 2

This is the second version of the Goldy Gopher Swimmer Bobblehead produced by AGP for the University of Minnesota.  This version corrected the use of the University of Michigan M on the base of the first version bobblehead.  Since the original shipment of bobbleheads featuring the incorrect M on the base numbered only about 250, the corrected version shown above is more commonly found. These bobbleheads were distributed at various swimming/diving meets in the 2003 season without a sponsor.

Goldy Gopher Swimming SGA Bobbleheads Version 1 and 2 side by side

 

 

This photo shows the two version of the Goldy Gopher Swimmer Bobbleheads side by side.  Remember

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 





Goldy Gopher Gymnastics SGA Bobblhead

 

In 2003 the Gopher Gymnastics team celebrated their 100th year.   As part of the celebration, Goldy Gopher bobble heads were given away at select home meets during the 2003 season.

Theses bobblehead were again AGP Bobble Dobbles.  They were also distributed without a sponsor.

------------Retail Goldy Gopher Bobbleheads-------------

Prior to the University of Minnesota introducing their Goldy Gopher Bobblehead promotion, a number of the Goldy Gopher Bobbleheads were sold at retail outlets.  Immediately after the U's promotion, the number of retail Goldy Bobbleheads increased dramatically. The following posts detail a number of the retail bobbleheads.

Retail Alumni Association Goldy Gopher Bobblehead - Version 1

Retail Alumni Association Goldy Gopher Bobblehead - Version 2