Hidy and Howdy, two loveable white bears that were Calgary's mascots for the 1988 Winter Olympics, have received a goodbye wave from city council as councillors aim to modernize the city's image ...

Sam the eagle was the mascot of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Portrait of 1988 Winter Olympic Games mascots “Hidy” and “Howdy” during the World Cup in Calgary, Canada. Izzy, the mascot ...

Hidy and Howdy, two loveable white bears that were Calgary's mascots for the 1988 Winter Olympics, could get a goodbye wave from city council today as councillors look to modernize the city's ...

"Now, they fall asleep with Vucko in their arms. There isn't a child without one." Hidy and Howdy, whose names were chosen from more than 5000 entries in a contest sponsored by the Calgary Zoo ...

So much for the concept of politically correct in the mascot world. Calgary's mascots, polar bears Hidy and Howdy, passed without much fanfare in 1988 -- somewhat like the games themselves.

Eight years later, Hidy and Howdy the bears graced the Games in Calgary, Canada. If Twitter had been invented 26 years ago, they may well have caused just as much of a commotion as the Sochi bear.

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