{"product_id":"1984-los-angeles-olympic-sponsor-pin-ozarka-sam-the-eagle-with-torch","title":"1984 Los Angeles Olympic Sponsor Pin ~ Ozarka Sam the Eagle with Torch","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1984 Los Angeles Olympic sponsor pin from Ozarka spring water, showing Sam the Eagle, the official mascot of the 1984 Games. Sam wears his red, white and blue top hat with the Olympic rings and holds the Olympic torch high, standing on a base with the Ozarka logo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story behind this pin:\u003c\/strong\u003e The 1985 Pin Collector's Guide lists this pin under Arrowhead Water, an official sponsor of the 1984 Los Angeles Games, together with pins for the Arizona Sparkling, Great Bear and Ozarka water brands. An earlier Arrowhead pin, made in 1981, showed Sam the Eagle holding a glass of water. Only about 1,500 were made before the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (LAOOC) discontinued it under a new policy: the mascot could not hold any product, because Sam holding or touching a product implied the LAOOC endorsed it. After that ruling, the water pins showed Sam holding the Olympic torch or used the \"Stars in Motion\" logo instead, with only the brand name on the pin. Coca-Cola, the Games' official soft drink sponsor, probably had some influence on that decision, since a mascot holding a drink would compete with its own Sam the Eagle pins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear: 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSponsor: Ozarka\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMascot: Sam the Eagle with the Olympic torch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyle: Domed enamel, gold tone, cut to shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: approx. 1\/2\" x 1 1\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack: Stamped \"L.A. 84 © 1980 LA OLY COM,\" single post\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1985 Pin Collector's Guide: #51, page 36\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. quantity produced: 2,000 (1985 Pin Collector's Guide)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll orders shipped in corrugated box for extra protection, we don't use bubble mailers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eU.S. shipping is $4.95 flat per order, and free on orders of $35 or more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Pinpal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68000179552544,"sku":"S5-33","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/1252\/6624\/files\/s1_c923aad0-a84f-47a0-bee4-86e004808d11.jpg?v=1793051682","url":"https:\/\/pinpalpins.com\/products\/1984-los-angeles-olympic-sponsor-pin-ozarka-sam-the-eagle-with-torch","provider":"Pinpal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}