Spank the Spartans

Spank the Spartans Event Button Museum
Category
Event
Sports
Additional Images
Spank the Spartans button back Event Button Museum
Sub Categories
Illustrations
Football
Text on Button SPANK THE SPARTANS 1970 632 EISENHOWER HOMECOMING
Image Description

Illustration of two characters on a football field one kicking the other over a purple banner with white text and yellow text at the top on a white background
Curl Text MIDWEST BADGE & NOVELTY COMPANY MINNEAPOLIS MINN illegible
Back Style
Brass locking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
3 inch
Year / Decade Made
1970
1970s
The Manufacturer
Midwest Badge and Novelty Company
Additional Information

The Eisenhower Senior High School was one of two senior high schools in Hopkins, Minnesota, from 1970-1982. The Eisenhower Warriors played the Spartans in the 1970 Homecoming game during which the catch phrase “Spank the Spartans” was used to energize the Warriors. This illustration utilizes the gold and purple colors of the school while depicting a Warrior beating a Spartan on the football field.
Sources

Eisenhower Warriors (n.d.). In MascotDB. Retrieved June 27, 2020, from https://www.mascotdb.com/teams/eisenhower-warriors

Hopkins High School (2020, June 23). In Wikipedia. Retrieved June 27, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopkins_High_School#:~:text=In%20the%2019….
Catalog ID EV0550