Sister Jean’s bobblehead is getting a remake: ‘She essentially has become her own brand’ ByΒ Phil Thompson
Loyola RamblersΒ merchandise has been selling briskly, with some fans scouring sites like Etsy and eBay to find vintage items, but thereβs one collectible thatβs the Holy Grail: the Sister Jean bobblehead.
And itβs making a comeback.
If you didnβt get one at team chaplain Sister Jean Dolores Schmidtβs bobblehead night in February 2011, and 2015, you were probably out of luck.
βWeβre looking at doing another run very soon,β Tom Sorboro, senior associate athletic director for external operations, said via email from Atlanta, where the Ramblers will face seventh-seeded Nevada Thursday night.
βAt this point, everything Sister Jean-related is of tremendous interest. She essentially has become her own brand. β¦ When people hear about the bobbleheads the first question they ask is, βWhere can I buy one?β β¦ Weβre hoping to be able to answer that question with something other than βNowhere, right now,β very soon.β
Sorboro didnβt specify a timeline.
(Update: Loyolaβs Universityβs Museum of Art at 820 N. Michigan Ave. received three cases of Sister Jean bobbleheads on Wednesday, according to museum docent Celeste Nair.)
Meanwhile, Ramblers merchandise has seen a 500 percent spike in sales on Fanatics.com over the past week, outpacing the other 15 teams remaining in theΒ NCAAtournament, the company announced. Fanatics is one of the NCAAβs licensed apparel and product retailers and operates on-site retail for nearly 50 pro and college partners.