pin featuring Sam the Olympic Eagle, the mascot of the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles. Sam the Olympic Eagle is a bald eagle, the national bird of the United States, and was designed by Bob Moore, an artist for Walt Disney. The pin depicts Sam operating a camera, symbolizing the media coverage of the Olympic Games. Olympic pin collecting gained momentum at the 1936 Games and continues to be a popular hobby. Sam the Olympic Eagle also featured in McDonald's merchandise, as an attraction at Disneyland, and as the protagonist of a Japanese anime series.
