COULD WALT BE SPARKY?

And wouldn't it be ironic that Walt Disney's image in the form of a character or cartoon would live on?

Recently, I've blogged about the U of I's heralded Chief Illiniwek and his unfortunate downfall if not certain demise. The other university that has a Quinn kid alum is Arizona State. So it's time to examine the ASU Sun Devil. And , no, I haven't forgotten the other graduate mascots, the Washington University Bears and University of San Diego Terraros. Maybe another blog.

In 1953, a cartoonist who worked for Disney was asked to create the Sparky logo. It has been said because Mr. Disney was so hard to work for (aren't most perfectionists?), the artist used Walt as his prototype. And Sparky lives on today.

A close examination will reveale the striking similarities of facial features. I don't know if it's true or not, but it is cool.