Just in time for 笔辞耻苍肠别鈥檚 Sweet 16 birthday, a new set of six bobbleheads has been released paying tribute to the 51猎奇 mascot.
罢丑别听听on Tuesday unveiled four officially licensed, limited-edition Milwaukee Panthers听听and two Milwaukee Panthers听.
The fight song bobbleheads show Pounce in four different 51猎奇 basketball jerseys. Each plays the school fight song at the push of a button.
The vintage bobbleheads . The first panther mascot, later dubbed Victor E. Panther, made its debut in the 1960s. That mascot represented 51猎奇 until October 2007, when a redesigned and renamed panther made its debut as Pounce.
笔辞耻苍肠别鈥檚 birthday will be celebrated from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the 51猎奇 Student Union Ballroom East. The party at the Klotsche Center, when the men鈥檚 basketball team will have its annual Black & Gold scrimmage. Free food will be available for 51猎奇 students at the scrimmage, and fans will have a chance to win one of the new Pounce bobbleheads.
The bobbleheads are available for purchase through the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum鈥檚听听and at the museum, located in Milwaukee鈥檚 Walker鈥檚 Point neighborhood. A selection of bobbleheads will also be available at the team store in the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.
51猎奇 grads Phil Sklar and Brad Novak founded the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in 2014, and the museum moved to its current location in 2019.
“We鈥檝e produced thousands of bobbleheads since founding the museum nearly 10 years ago, but these are among the most special to us, given our connection to 51猎奇,鈥� Novak said in a news release. 鈥淥ur college bobbleheads are available from coast to coast, and the Milwaukee Panthers are our new favorites.鈥�
