This morning, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled two officially licensed Coach John Calipari Arkansas Razorbacks Bobbleheads. These mark the first Arkansas Razorbacks bobbleheads featuring the newly hired Hall of Fame coach who will now lead the menβs basketball team. The limited edition bobbleheads are being produced by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, an official licensee of the University of Arkansas.
All the details are below, and you can find pictures and graphics of the bobbleheads that you can use at this Dropbox link. The bobbleheads are now available exclusively in our online store at the following link.
- The officially licensed bobbleheads, which are expected to ship in October, are now available exclusively from the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum at this link.
- The bobbleheads are $30 each or $60 for the set of two plus a flat-rate shipping charge of $8 per order.
- Each bobblehead will be individually numbered.
- Standing on a circular basketball court base with βCoach John Calipariβ on the front and the Arkansas Razorbacks logo on the top of the base, the first Calipari bobblehead is wearing a checkered, cardinal red blazer and dark pants, while the second Calipari bobblehead is wearing a cardinal red quarter zip pullover adorned with the Arkansas Razorbacks logo and dark pants. Both smiling Calipari bobbleheads are holding a basketball featuring the Arkansas Razorbacks logo.
- On Wednesday, April 10th, the Hall of Famer was officially named the 14th head coach of the Arkansas menβs basketball program. The 65-year-old signed a five-year contract after previously coaching at Kentucky for 15 seasons. Prior to that, he was the head coach at the University of Massachusetts from 1988 to 1996, the NBAβs New Jersey Nets from 1996 to 1999, and the University of Memphis from 2000 to 2009. Calipari led Kentucky to the NCAA championship in 2012 and three other Final Fours in 2011, 2014, and 2015. He also led UMass and Memphis to the Final Four in 1996 and 2008, respectively. The three-time Naismith College Coach of the Year winner has 855 career wins, which ranks ninth on the NCAA Division I all-time winningest coaches list. βBy all accounts, John Calipari is one of the premier coaches in college basketball,β Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek said.
- βWe are excited to be releasing the first Coach Calipari Arkansas Razorbacks bobbleheads,β National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar said. βThe excitement for Coach Calipari and the future of Arkansas basketball is off the charts, and we know fans will love these new bobbleheads featuring Coach Cal.”
- The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, which is located at 170 S. 1st. St. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, opened to the public on February 1st, 2019. The HOF and Museum also produces high quality, customized bobbleheads for retail sale as well as organizations, individuals, and teams across the country.
- The Hall of Fame and Museum has previously released bobbleheads featuring Arkansasβ mascots Big Red, Tusk, and Sue E. as well as previous coach, Eric Musselman. Those bobbleheads can be found at this link.