Kansas Jayhawks Big Jay Mascot Rock Chalk Jayhawk Fly High KU Vinyl Figure

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Kansas Jayhawks Big Jay Mascot Rock Chalk Jayhawk Fly High KU Vinyl Figure

Why the Kansas Jayhawks Big Jay Mascot Rock Chalk Jayhawk Fly High KU Vinyl Figure is a Must-Have

The Kansas Jayhawks Big Jay Mascot Rock Chalk Jayhawk Fly High KU Vinyl Figure ties together the two oldest pieces of Kansas University folklore ?” the Jayhawk, a mythical bird sketched into KU iconography back in 1912 by Henry “Hank” Maloy when the original “Henry Jayhawk” was drawn for the Daily Kansan, and the “Rock Chalk, Jayhawk” chant first written by chemistry professor E.H.S. Bailey in 1886 and adopted by President Theodore Roosevelt who once called it the best college chant he’d ever heard. The plane motif pulls from the wartime spirit of “Rock Chalk, Chant Eternal” ?” Lawrence-born Allied pilots who chanted it from cockpits over Europe in World War II. This Big Jay vinyl figure puts the modern 1947-version Jayhawk in the pilot seat for a fresh take on the KU spirit shelf.

The figure is sculpted in the modern oversized-head collectible vinyl style ?” Big Jay’s signature wild red mohawk-style head feathers, the bright yellow beak with the cocky half-smile that’s been on KU promotional material since the 1946 redesign, big black eyes and the royal blue feathered body. He’s wearing the white “KU” lettered Kansas jersey across the chest in royal blue block lettering, with the rest of his body in raised royal blue feathers. He’s seated in the cockpit of a royal blue propeller plane with red trim along the wings, a silver propeller on the nose, the modern Jayhawk crest with the yellow shoes painted on the side fuselage, “KU” lettering on the blue tail fin, and black landing wheels tucked underneath. His left hand grips the cockpit yoke and his right hand is raised in a friendly wave to the imaginary crowd below. The plane sits on a fluffy white cloud bank ?” picking up the “Fly High” theme ?” mounted on a circular royal blue base. The base carries a brushed gold nameplate stamped “ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK ?” FLY HIGH, KU!” in raised lettering. He ships in a royal blue Jayhawk-themed window display box featuring “JAYHAWK” lettering across the top, a “JET BIGGER JAYHAWK” subtitle, a side panel with the modern Jayhawk crest, and Allen Fieldhouse-style crowd artwork visible through the window.

Set it on the desk next to a framed Allen Fieldhouse banner photo, hand it across as a tailgate gift before a David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium kickoff, or give it as a Christmas piece to a Kansas alum who graduated when Bill Self was still running the Late Night in the Phog. Also lines up as a graduation gift for a KU senior heading out of Lawrence, or as a desk piece for a Topeka or Wichita-based alum still tuning in for every March Madness game.

🐦 Why You’ll Love It

• Honours both halves of KU’s identity ?” the 1912 Jayhawk illustration and the 1886 “Rock Chalk” chant adopted by Teddy Roosevelt
• Pilot-plane pose ties to “Rock Chalk, Chant Eternal,” the WWII tribute to Lawrence-born Allied pilots who chanted KU from cockpits over Europe
• Sculpted with the modern 1946-version Big Jay ?” wild red mohawk, yellow beak and KU jersey ?” not a dated older Jayhawk design
• Royal blue propeller plane with the Jayhawk crest painted on the fuselage and “KU” lettering on the tail makes it a desk piece on its own
• Cloud-bank base and brass “Fly High, KU!” nameplate pin the figure to a single rallying call rather than a generic mascot tag

✈️ Features

• Big Jay sculpted in oversized-head collectible vinyl style with red mohawk feathers, bright yellow beak and royal blue feathered body
• White “KU” lettered Kansas jersey across the chest in royal blue block lettering
• Royal blue propeller plane with red wing trim, silver nose propeller and a painted modern Jayhawk crest on the fuselage
• “KU” lettering on the blue tail fin and black landing wheels tucked underneath the plane body
• White cloud-bank base on a circular royal blue plinth with a brushed gold “Rock Chalk Jayhawk ?” Fly High, KU!” nameplate, paired with a Jayhawk-themed window display box

?” Perfect For

• Allen Fieldhouse Late Night in the Phog and David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium tailgate hosts
• KU alums in Lawrence, Topeka, Wichita and Kansas City building a Jayhawk basketball legacy shelf
• Graduation and Christmas gifts for Kansas-born families heading out of state but still tuning in every March
• Rock Chalk chant households marking the program’s 1886 chant heritage with a piece of mascot-and-plane crossover memorabilia

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