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'''Willard Mullin''' (September 14, 1902-December 20, 1978) was an American sports cartoonist. He is most famous for his creation of the "Brooklyn Bum", the personification of the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] baseball team, based on circus clown Emmett Kelly's "Weary Willie" hobo persona. He was widely published: he cartooned daily for Scripps-Howard's ''New York World-Telegram and Sun'' for decades and was often published in Scripps-Howard's twenty papers, as well as in the ''Sporting News''.
'''Willard Mullin''' (September 14, 1902-December 20, 1978) was an American sports cartoonist. He is most famous for his creation of the "Brooklyn Bum", the personification of the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] baseball team, based on circus clown Emmett Kelly's "Weary Willie" hobo persona. He was widely published: he cartooned daily for Scripps-Howard's ''New York World-Telegram and Sun'' for decades and was often published in Scripps-Howard's twenty papers, as well as in the ''Sporting News''.


==List of credited publications==
==Credited Publications==
[https://sportspaper.info/tag/willard-mullin/ Publications]
 
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| [[1957 NFL season|1957]]
| [[1957 Chicago Cardinals publications|Chicago Cardinals]]
| [[National Football League]]
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| [[1963 MLB season|1963]]
| [[1963 New York Yankees publications|New York Yankees]]
| [[Major League Baseball]]
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| [[1968 CoFL season|1968]]
| [[1968 Ohio Valley Ironmen publications|Ohio Valley Ironmen]]
| [[Continental Football League]]
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| [[Virginia Cavaliers]] vs. [[Miami Hurricanes]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers]] vs. [[Miami Hurricanes]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers vs. Miami Hurricanes (October 1, 1949)|Program]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers vs. Miami Hurricanes (October 1, 1949)|Program]]
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| rowspan=1| [[National Football League]]
| [[1950 NFL season|November 5, 1950]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers (November 5, 1950)|Program]]
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| rowspan=1| [[Major League Baseball]]
| rowspan=1| [[Major League Baseball]]
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| [[Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| [[Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| [[1951 Brooklyn Dodgers yearbook|Yearbook]]
| [[1951 Brooklyn Dodgers yearbook|Yearbook]]
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| rowspan=1| [[National Football League]]
| [[1951 NFL season|November 4, 1951]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers (November 4, 1951)|Program]]
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[[Category: Los Angeles Dodgers]]
[[Category: Los Angeles Dodgers]]

Latest revision as of 10:22, 26 October 2024

Willard Mullin (September 14, 1902-December 20, 1978) was an American sports cartoonist. He is most famous for his creation of the "Brooklyn Bum", the personification of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team, based on circus clown Emmett Kelly's "Weary Willie" hobo persona. He was widely published: he cartooned daily for Scripps-Howard's New York World-Telegram and Sun for decades and was often published in Scripps-Howard's twenty papers, as well as in the Sporting News.

Credited Publications

Publications

Season Team League
1957 Chicago Cardinals National Football League
1963 New York Yankees Major League Baseball
1968 Ohio Valley Ironmen Continental Football League
League Date/Season Team(s) Type
College football October 1, 1949 Virginia Cavaliers vs. Miami Hurricanes Program
National Football League November 5, 1950 Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers Program
Major League Baseball 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers Yearbook
National Football League November 4, 1951 Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers Program
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