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'''Theodore W. Drake''' (September 2, 1907 – May 25, 2000)<ref>"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JPPG-X6K : accessed 23 Feb 2013), Theodore Drake, 25 May 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).</ref> was an American cartoonist, graphic artist, and sports artist known for creating the college-sports mascot the [[Notre Dame Leprechaun]].
'''Theodore W. Drake''' (September 2, 1907 – May 25, 2000)<ref>"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JPPG-X6K : accessed 23 Feb 2013), Theodore Drake, 25 May 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).</ref> was an American cartoonist, graphic artist, and sports artist known for creating the college-sports mascot the [[Notre Dame Leprechaun]].


Drake is probably best remembered for the creation of the [[Notre Dame Leprechaun]], for which he was paid $50.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/30/us/ted-drake-92-creator-of-notre-dame-logo.html|title=Ted Drake, 92, Creator of Notre Dame Logo| work=[[The New York Times]]|date= May 30, 2000}}</ref> The Leprechaun was first used on the 1964 football [[pocket schedule]] and later on the football program covers,{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} and featured on the cover of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine in November 1964.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19641120,00.html | first=Boris | last= Chaliapin | title = Ara Parseghian | date =November 20, 1964 | publisher = [[Time (magazine)|Time]] | access-date= 2013-11-15}}</ref>
Drake is probably best remembered for the creation of the [[Notre Dame Leprechaun]], for which he was paid $50.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/30/us/ted-drake-92-creator-of-notre-dame-logo.html|title=Ted Drake, 92, Creator of Notre Dame Logo| work=[[The New York Times]]|date= May 30, 2000}}</ref> The Leprechaun was first used on the 1964 football [[pocket schedule]] and later on the football program covers,{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} and featured on the cover of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine in November 1964.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19641120,00.html | first=Boris | last= Chaliapin | title = Ara Parseghian | date =November 20, 1964 | publisher = [[Time (magazine)|Time]] | access-date= 2013-11-15}}</ref>
Ted Drake should also be remembered for creating the [[Chicago Bulls]] logo in 1966.<ref>[[The New York Times]]|date= May 30, 2000}</ref>
Ted Drake should also be remembered for creating the [[Chicago Bulls]] logo in 1966.<ref>[[The New York Times]] May 30, 2000</ref>
In the early 1950s, Drake was the main graphic artist for the ''[[Kukla, Fran and Ollie]]'' television puppet show, creating its opening titles along with album covers, newsletters, advertisements, and even Christmas cards.<ref>[http://kukla.tv/ted.html Ted Drake, Kuklapolitan Artist]</ref>
In the early 1950s, Drake was the main graphic artist for the ''[[Kukla, Fran and Ollie]]'' television puppet show, creating its opening titles along with album covers, newsletters, advertisements, and even Christmas cards.<ref>[http://kukla.tv/ted.html Ted Drake, Kuklapolitan Artist]</ref>



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Template:More footnotes needed Theodore W. Drake (September 2, 1907 – May 25, 2000)[1] was an American cartoonist, graphic artist, and sports artist known for creating the college-sports mascot the Notre Dame Leprechaun.

Drake is probably best remembered for the creation of the Notre Dame Leprechaun, for which he was paid $50.[2] The Leprechaun was first used on the 1964 football pocket schedule and later on the football program covers, and featured on the cover of Time magazine in November 1964.[3] Ted Drake should also be remembered for creating the Chicago Bulls logo in 1966.[4] In the early 1950s, Drake was the main graphic artist for the Kukla, Fran and Ollie television puppet show, creating its opening titles along with album covers, newsletters, advertisements, and even Christmas cards.[5]

References

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External links

Sources

  • The Spindrift Cartoons: 1943 edited by Matthew H. Gore (Ellendale: Tennessee, 2008).


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  1. "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JPPG-X6K : accessed 23 Feb 2013), Theodore Drake, 25 May 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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  4. The New York Times May 30, 2000
  5. Ted Drake, Kuklapolitan Artist