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
Sam the Olympic Eagle
Mascot of the 1984 Summer Olympics (Los Angeles)
CreatorBob Moore
SignificanceBald eagle

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Los Angeles 1984 - The Mascot". olympics.com.
  2. ^ Fenzel, Whitney (2021-10-25). "Sam the Eagle | U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame". United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
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Preceded by Olympic mascot
Sam the Olympic Eagle

Los Angeles 1984
Succeeded by