'Bam-Bam Cam' Neely

Cam Neely Boston Bruins T-shirt

The sports illustration above features Cam Neely aka 'Bam-Bam Cam' of the Boston Bruins by Mudge Studios. The t-shirt art was commissioned by the Corporate Image in Boston in 1993.

Well, Cam is only about a year younger than myself- so I had the opportunity to follow his NHL career with my home team. Cam started his NHL career getting drafted 9th and then playing  three seasons with the Canucks. He would then be traded and go onto play with our Boston Bruins for another decade where he would wrap up a spectacular career with the Black and Gold. Although hampered by significant injuries- specifically to his knee which would keep him out of action for nearly two seasons in the early 1990's, Cam Neely managed to astound the league with his scoring prowess. Cam was also known for his bone jarring body checks and his ability to throw down the gloves. Neely would go on to define the power forward position… literally! Cam Neely scored fifty goals in three seasons. Cam is also in the NHL's top twelve when it comes to career goals per game as well. Cam Neely was also fan favorite playing in five All Star games. Unfortunately, Cam was forced into early retirement after the 95-96 season. No, it wasn't his knee that pressed the issue: it was a bad hip. Being the intense competitor that he is, Cam would campaign to make a return in '98 to the game that he dearly loves. His heart said yes while his body pushed back with a devastating NO. Cam Neely was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005. Cam returned to the Bruins two years later accepting the role as Vice President of the organization. Neely was eventually named President of Our Boston Bruins in 2010 and delivered us the coveted Stanley Cup that same season!  Always a proud moment to see Cam Neely's number 8 hanging from the Garden rafters.

Photo of Actual Artwork used for the t-shirt above.

Tom Brady Super Bowl XXXVI MVP Pennant Art

Tom Brady Super Bowl XXXVI MVP Uncut Pennant Sheet.

Caricature of Tom Brady by Mudge Studios

Super Bowl XXXVI was an event that I'll never forget. It was February 3, 2002 and my Home Team- The Patriots were 14 point underdogs against the hyped 'Greatest Show on Turf'. There was absolutely little to NO respect for the Patriots at the time. The National Media had already anointed the St. Louis Rams with Kurt Warner and his flashy, high powered offense the Super Bowl Champs. 

Well, the Patriots were no strangers to adversity as they experienced a very similar attitude amongst the national media in preparation for that season's AFC Championship game vs. the Steelers. I remember prior to the actual game having taken place that there was a lot of infighting among the Steelers players. The players were consumed with making arrangements and securing tickets for family and friends for their inevitable trip to the 'Ship. The media attention was on the Steelers and their drama all the way up to the start of the Big Playoff Game. Never getting swallowed up in the distractions, The Patriots would come out with their proverbial hard hats on and lunch pails in hand ready to report to work as a cohesive team unit under the direction of the Football Genius of Head Coach- Bill Belichick. And yes, The Steelers were eventually put out of their misery 24-17. 

Which brings me back to The Super Bowl Game. I recall watching the TV as the St. Louis Rams were being introduced one by one, as the Individual Super Stars that many of them were, to the 10's of thousands of Awe Struck and Adoring Fans at the Superdome. Afterall- This was to be their Glory, Their Victory, Their Crowning Achievement of The St. Louis Rams' Spectacular Football Season. Anyway, This is why the Game has to be played. Back to the Introduction of the teams. The Patriots would be next. And in Patriots fashion, Our team would be introduced and unsurprisingly the players would come out together as one… a team… the Team that could just Do IT!

I was watching the game at my friend Arnie's home with a ton of his family and some mutual friends. The room was filled with an electricity, the energy of optimism. It was one of the most exciting games that I've seen. It felt so good to see our Patriots bring home our first ever Super Bowl Championship.

As you can imagine, I was very happy to have done the art work for the pennant that you see at the beginning of this Blog post. You are looking at an uncut sheet of four Tom Brady Super Bowl XXXVI MVP pennants done for Wincraft, Inc. I had the pleasure of building a relationship with Craig Kunce, the Art Director at the time. Craig had set aside this uncut sheet of Tom Brady pennants for me so that I could have a one of a kind something to commemorate the historic moment for our New England Patriots. Thanks Craig! The Brady MVP pennant was to be a limited edition release of only 2002 to commemorate the year of that Super Bowl Game. My friend Arnie and I had bought 100 of them to sell outside of Gillette Stadium in September of the same year. In fact, I still have a few.

Anyway, Tom Brady would go onto win the AFC East Division 10 times winning 5 AFC Championship Games with 3 Super Bowl Championship Rings to show for it all. I can't wait to see what happens this year as we are poised for another good run at it.

Daddy's Football Buddy Tee

Daddy's Football Buddy by Mudge Studios T-shirt Design | Skreened - Ethical Custom Apparel: "Description:  Daddy's football buddy design by Mudge Studios. Yep, I'm watchin' the big game with dad football t-shirt for the younger fans of America's Game. Football is done as pixel art. Great gift idea for the little one in your family."
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Celtics Green Stuff MA Lottery Project

Green Stuff for Mass Lottery T-Shirt 1987

Featured above is the first Celtic's Team Caricature illustration by Mudge Studios for the Massachusetts Lottery's Green Stuff Campaign. The Celtics players represented include: Dennis Johnson, Larry Bird and Danny Ainge at Bottom from Left to Right. Top Left to Right showcases Darren Daye, Kevin McHale and The Chief- Robert Parish. It was pretty cool to be a year out of college and working on projects that involved one of My Favorite Home Teams. I've had the privilege of attending a few of the Celtic's Home Games when the then Big Three (Bird, McHale and The Chief) owned the parquet. I also had the opportunity to meet Robert Parish when he took a tour of Salem Sportswear back in the day. I was then working in the art department when he dropped by and said hello to us all. Man, he was TALL!

I believe that it was the following year, when I was assigned to replace Darren Day with Jim Paxson. That's right, the well known older brother of John Paxson of Chicago Bulls Fame. That reminds me, I went on to produce a few additional team caricature illustrations for other State Lotteries.

I Fly Basketball Tee

I Fly Basketball - Baller Basketball Design by Mudge for Hoops Fans | Skreened - Ethical Custom Apparel: "Description:  I Fly Basketball T-Shirts and Gift Ideas for both Hoops players and fans of all ages. Hoopster sports art by Mudge Studios features Air Walker driving in on the rim for a monster of a slam dunk! Our Baller Basketball apparel was designed for those who desire to dominate the game. Basketball Rocks. Hoops is Fly!"

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Hoops There it is - Basketball tee

Hoops There it is - Baller Basketball Design by Mudge Studios | Skreened - Ethical Custom Apparel: "Description:  Hoops There it is! Hoops t-shirt design for basketball players and fans. Featured are three basketball player silhouettes tearing up the court."

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Roger The Rocket Clemens Tee

Roger 'Rocket' Clemens for The Corporate Image T-Shirt

The image above is a photo of the original Roger Clemens Artwork by Mudge Studios which was color separated and printed on T-Shirts produced by the Corporate Image in the early 1990's. Sports art was done using Acrylic to mimic watercolors on Illustration Board.

Roger Clemens is arguably one of the most impressive pitchers of all time. Clemens endured 24 seasons in the Big Leagues playing for The Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, N. Y. Yankees, Houston Astros and finally finishing his dominant career with a return to the New York Yankees. Playing for nearly a quarter of a century, Roger Clemens accumulated numerous awards and had many career highlights including two World Series Championship Rings with the Yankees, 7 Cy Young Awards, an AL MVP and an ALL-Star Game MVP, 11 All-Star game appearances and last, but certainly not least- a spot on the MLB All-Century Team!

Growing up in Red Sox Nation, I remember Clemens when he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in '83. Clemens blew through the minor league farm system, quickly making his debut in the Big Show early during the 1984 season. Clemens was an intense, flame-throwing competitor and when he was on the mound, it was Roger Clemen's house. Red Sox fans absolutely loved their 'Rocket'. Two years later, Roger Clemens would go on to win 24 games helping the Sox move on to the World Series in 1986. That was the year that Roger won his first of many Cy Youngs, the American League MVP as well as the All-Star Game MVP. Unfortunately, the local team didn't come home with the ring that year. At that time we all chalked it up to the Curse. 

Clemens would go onto play for the Sox for about half of his career. Eventually though, Roger found his way onto the Yankees roster from 1999-2003. Although Red Sox Nation despises all things Yankee, Boston fans managed to stay classy and honor their former All-Star with a standing ovation and cheers when Clemens made his last appearance as a starting AL pitcher for the Yankees in Fenway Park in 2003. As mentioned above Roger would return to the Yankees to close out his career in 2007.

Roger Clemens is on the 2013 Hall of Fame Ballot for the first time this year. With 354 Wins, an ERA of 3.12 and 4,672 Strikeouts- The Rocket has the numbers to make it on his first start.

Classic Retro Baseball T-Shirt Art

Retro Baseball T-Shirt by Mudge Studios from Zazzle.com: "Baseball is America's Pastime and one of the World's Favorite Sports. Checkout This Retro Baseball Designs on apparel and other baseball novelties. This Sports Art features a batter awaiting his pitch from the torso up. Classic baseball elements like the baseball diamond and the vintage font make this Baseball Design a Homerun. Great gift ideas for the ball player and baseball fan of all ages. Our Baseball Art was created by Mudge Studios who has done Sports Art on officially licensed NFL, NBA and of course MLB products for over 20 years."

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Classic Cuban Beisbol Baseball T-Shirt

Cuban Beisbol Baseball T-Shirt by Mudge Studios from Zazzle.com: We all know that Baseball is America's Pastime and Millions of fans around the world love the game of baseball. Did you know that Baseball is also the Official Sport of Cuba? Baseball in Cuba goes way back to the 1860's when it was introduced to the people of Cuba by American Sailors and Cuban Students returning home from American Colleges. The game of baseball became wildly popular in very short order. Unfortunately as Baseball was really establishing its roots, the game would soon be banned by Cuba's Spanish Rulers. You see- Baseball was much more popular with the Cuban People than the traditional Spanish Bullfights. The Spanish authorities shut down baseball and mandated that the island's population demonstrate its respect and dedication to the Ruling Country of Spain by attending the Bullfights. This is why Baseball is so much more than a game to the Cuban People. Baseball symbolizes Freedom and Equality. Baseball is Life! See our Cuban Beisbol on T-Shirts and More.

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Baseball is Life

Baseball is Life by Mudge Studios Tshirts from Zazzle.com: "Baseball is Life. “That’s a really cute Baseball outfit!” That’s just what you’ll hear from the other Mommies when they see your tyke’s one-of-a-kind baseball baby bodysuit, customized just for you. Baseball is America's Pastime for a reason. Checkout Our large variety of cool Baseball Designs on apparel and other baseball novelties. Our Fantasy Baseball Art was created by Mudge Studios who has done Sports Art on officially licensed NFL, NBA and of course MLB products for over 20 years.

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