Youngstown State University unveils Pete and Penny the Penguins bobbleheads
.jpg "YSU alumni and athletics fans will want to get their hands on the newest piece of memorabilia: limited-edition bobbleheads featuring Youngstown State’s mascots, Pete and Penny the Penguins.")
Are you a dedicated fan of all things Youngstown State University, especially Penguin athletics?
You’ll want to get your hands on the newest piece of memorabilia: limited-edition bobbleheads featuring Youngstown State’s mascots, Pete and Penny the Penguins.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum makes these special edition bobbleheads.
Starting this week, you can buy a Pete the Penguin or Penny the Penguin bobblehead online.
They’re $35 each with an additional $8 flat-rate shipping charge.
The bobbleheads feature a on a base that reads “Penguins” across the front and the Block Y logo on the back.
Pete and Penny are both wearing red YSU scarves while waving at fans with one of their flippers.
“Bobbleheads are the ultimate way to show off your school pride, and we think this is the perfect pair of bobbleheads for Youngstown State alumni, students, faculty, staff, and fans to show off their school spirit,” said Phil Sklar, National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO.
Why Penguins?
According to the NCAA, YSU is the only four-year Division I school whose mascot and team name is a penguin.
According to local records, the nickname was first given to YSU athletes on the basketball court ninety years ago.
The Youngstown men’s basketball team played against West Liberty Teacher’s College in West Virginia.
It was a January game and they were playing in an unheated gymnasium.
According to History of YSU, the were visibly cold as the game was about to start.
Their opponents noticed the men “flapping their arms and stamping their feet to keep warm,” while wearing black-and-white jerseys, which is where the penguin comparison came from.
The name stayed with YSU ever since; read more on Maag Library’s Archives about YSU’s first live penguin mascots, the first costumed mascot and how Penny the Penguin was introduced in 1986.
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