A new design of Sister Jean bobbleheads became available for preorder Friday, but the first dolls won't get to customers until June.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, in partnership with Loyola's athletic department, revealed the look of the $25 collectible, using a collage of images to represent Ramblers team chaplain and superfan Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt.
The mold will feature her maroon and gold scarf and matching sneakers, a black blazer with Loyola's logo, a basketball in her hands and a base marked with the words "Loyola Chicago" and "Sister Jean." The original bobblehead, given away or sold in 2011 and 2015, featured the 98-year-old nun in a maroon blazer — and without that ever-present scarf.
There has been such hot demand for the original bobblehead that some have been sold on eBay for about $380.
Bobblehead Hall of Fame CEO Phil Sklar called Sister Jean "one of those amazing feel-good March stories."
Athletic director Steve Watson added: “She is an amazing person and part of the fabric of what makes Loyola such a wonderful place. Most people never have their own bobblehead, but the fact that Sister Jean is about to get her second shows just how special she is.”
Proceeds from the new doll will benefit the Loyola Athletic Fund and the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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