1962 Jersey Featured Wolverbear?!
September 27th, 2019 at 10:01 PM ^
Also, go get your pennant!
September 27th, 2019 at 10:07 PM ^
Or a Don Brown mustache ride!
September 28th, 2019 at 10:06 AM ^
Why did they put the helmet in the picture if I can't get one of those?
September 27th, 2019 at 10:12 PM ^
Wow never knew the wolverbear was an official school logo lol. Always thought it was made up to make Michigan have a throwback mascot.
September 27th, 2019 at 10:58 PM ^
You spin me right round
September 28th, 2019 at 8:45 AM ^
Wolverbear was created by former Disney employee Arthur Evans, who basically pied pipered a bunch of "sailor cap" logos for schools (which is why the Auburn, LSU, and Missouri Tiger versions of this logo all look the same, because they are.)
Lots of good info on the phenomenon here:
September 28th, 2019 at 9:17 AM ^
Good read, thanks!
September 28th, 2019 at 10:02 AM ^
That was my blog post and I appreciate you referring to the caps as sailor caps. I had originally posited that the caps were freshman beanies, but descendants familiar with the situation reached out to correct this. Arthur was a merchant marine and his cute “Dixie Cup” caps helped negate the ferocious nature and expression of the mascot illustrations. Hence our sailor-wolver-bear.
September 28th, 2019 at 9:11 AM ^
It was real. As a kid (late '80s) I had a mini basketball with the logo on it.
September 27th, 2019 at 10:22 PM ^
This is very cool
I feel like WD will get very threatened by this thread, and try to bury it with some nonsense threadin the next few minutes
September 27th, 2019 at 10:26 PM ^
I hit send on that comment, and lo and behold, what did I see on the forum...
September 27th, 2019 at 11:30 PM ^
What? Another RELEVANT post by WD?
In your opinion, that proved your point?
Lol. There are some real douche bags on this blog.
September 27th, 2019 at 11:29 PM ^
LLB is my guy. He's up late because his ASU team is on.
September 27th, 2019 at 11:31 PM ^
Haters gonna hate WD. Keep rolling along on your path!
September 28th, 2019 at 12:10 AM ^
Go Devils
September 27th, 2019 at 10:30 PM ^
I don't why I read this and thought Murderwolf. Color me slightly disappointed
September 27th, 2019 at 10:44 PM ^
I know. My first thought was MurderWolf as well.
September 27th, 2019 at 10:48 PM ^
Wolverbear is the original Murderwolf.
September 27th, 2019 at 10:56 PM ^
Correct. I have always been here.
September 28th, 2019 at 12:45 AM ^
I actually thought the same at first. Part of the problem is the school has basically done everything it can to ditch the wolverbear, so I kinda forgot about it.
September 27th, 2019 at 10:42 PM ^
HAIL yeah! I want that pennant!
September 27th, 2019 at 10:49 PM ^
Anyone have any idea where the pennants will be? Usually when they give away stuff it’s impossible to get your hands on it. I know with past giveaways they put out a box and it was a free for all.
September 27th, 2019 at 11:30 PM ^
That 1962 team was one of the worst in our history and the most unlikable. Guys were faking injuries during games against OSU and MSU so they could be taken out.
The sophomores clashed with the seniors and they changed the culture of the program as juniors and seniors. Two years later the 1964 team broke the Big Ten title drought and won the Rose Bowl.
September 28th, 2019 at 3:30 AM ^
Precisely one year before JFK assassination. Coincidence?
September 28th, 2019 at 9:09 AM ^
I cannot get behind a banner that has Maizen's avatar on it.
September 28th, 2019 at 10:17 AM ^
If anyone is looking for the pennants, they aren’t at the gates they are being passed out throughout the concourse.