Theodore W. Drake

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Theodore "Ted" W. Drake (September 2, 1907-May 25, 2000) was an American cartoonist, graphic artist, and sports artist. Not to be mistaken for the British footballer (Ted Drake) nor the prominent physician (Theodore Drake).

Ted Drake is probably best remembered for the creation of the Notre Dame Leprechaun for which he was paid $50. The Leprechaun was first used on the 1964 football pocket schedule and later on the football program covers. An immediate success, the Leprechaun was featured on the cover of Time magazine in November, 1964.

In 1966, Drake designed the iconic logo for the Chicago Bulls basketball team.

[edit] External links

• Boardman Comics Monographs #3
• Ted Drake, Notre Dame and Sports Artist

[edit] Sources

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