2017 Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum Bobblehead Recap

The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum bobblehead season has come to a close. Seven bobbleheads were given out throughout 2017, and I managed to add all of them to my bobblehead collection. Below is a brief recap of the bobbleheads that the Reds Hall of Fame gave away in 2017.

First up is Crosley. This is a retro themed bobblehead that has been given out by the Reds Hall of Fame ever since March. The funds received through the sale of the bobbleheads were used to help pay for the Pete Rose statue that the Cincinnati Reds unveiled during the season. It has a vintage bobblehead look and a luster that really makes it stand out from the other bobbleheads given away this year.

The second bobblehead given out was of Leo Cardenas. Given out during April, Cardenas was the first official bobblehead of the 2017 Reds Hall of Fame series. He is featured in the classic pinstripe uniform that the Redlegs sported during the 1960s and is arguably the best looking bobblehead the Reds Hall of Fame gave to fans in 2017.

The third bobblehead of the year was of Tommy Helms. This was given to fans during the month of May and is a relatively simple bobblehead as it features Helms getting set to field a ball. It is a good-looking bobblehead of a player that helped set the foundation for the Big Red Machine.

The bobblehead for June was of the “Hit King,” and it featured Pete Rose batting as a bobblehead for the first time. It is by far the best bobblehead of Pete Rose as a member of the Reds that has ever been given out and it flew out of the Reds Hall of Fame in record time.

July’s bobblehead was of Ron Oester. The longtime Redleg debuted on the main roster in 1978 before retiring at the end of the 1990 World Series Championship season. The bobblehead features Oester stepping on a base and getting ready to throw a ball.

 

The sixth bobblehead of the year was Dave Parker. Known as, “The Cobra,” Parker was a huge fan favorite among Reds fans, and this was the first bobblehead of Parker that the Reds and the Reds Hall of Fame have ever given out to fans. It was long overdue and was the bobblehead I was most excited for from the Reds Hall of Fame.

 

The seventh and final bobblehead of 2017 was of George Foster. This was the second bobblehead of Foster that the Reds Hall of Fame has given to fans as they gave a mini Foster bobblehead to fans in 2012. The 2017 version is a regular sized bobblehead though and features Foster with his 1977 MVP award.

 

In conclusion, the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum gave out a very good line of bobbleheads in 2017. The quality is top of the line, and the players featured are all very memorable figures in Reds history. Hopefully the 2018 series is just as good.

Go Redlegs