Yale Bulldogs Bobblehead Collection Unveiled to Celebrate March Madness

This morning, to celebrate March Madness and the start of the 2025 NCAA Tournament, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled an officially licensed Yale Bulldogs Bobblehead Collection featuring four Yale bobbleheads. This evening, the Yale Bulldogs will take on the Texas A&M Aggies in the 2025 Men’s Basketball NCAA Tournament marking the first time the Bulldogs have made the NCAA Tournament in consecutive seasons.

The bobblehead series includes the first bobbleheads of Yale’s original Handsome Dan mascot, Yale’s previous mascot Handsome Dan XVIII, Yale’s current mascot Handsome Dan XIX, and Yale’s costumed bulldog mascot. The limited edition bobbleheads are being produced by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, an official licensee of the Yale University.

• The bobbleheads are now available in the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum’s Online Store at this link.
• The bobbleheads, which are expected to ship in August, are $35 each plus a flat-rate shipping charge of $8 per order.
• Each bobblehead is individually numbered to 2,025.
• The bobblehead series includes the first bobbleheads of Yale’s original Handsome Dan mascot, Yale’s previous mascot Handsome Dan XVIII, Yale’s current mascot Handsome Dan XIX, and Yale’s costumed bulldog mascot.
• According to Yale’s website, Yale alum and former football and crew athlete Andrew Graves, a member of the Class of 1892, bought an English bulldog from a blacksmith for $5 and it was named Handsome Dan, becoming Yale’s mascot in 1889. Yale was reportedly the first university in the United States to have a live animal mascot. The history of Handsome Dan is rooted in over a century of 19 different bulldogs who have held the Yale mascot title. Today, Yale is represented by Handsome Dan XIX, who took over as the school’s mascot on March 18th, 2021. In addition to being known as Handsome Dan, he was named “Kingman” by his handler, Kassie Haro, after the late Yale president of the same name. Yale also has a costumed bulldog mascot.
• The 13th seeded Yale Bulldogs will take on the 4th seeded Texas A&M Aggies at 7:25pm Eastern Time tonight in Denver, Colorado, with the winner going on to face either Michigan or UC San Diego on Saturday.
• “We’re excited to unveil this Yale Bulldogs bobblehead collection in conjunction with March Madness and the start of the 2025 NCAA Tournament,” National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar said. “These bobbleheads are the perfect way for Yale fans, alumni, students, faculty, and staff to show off their school pride!”