Statesboro: ‘Freedom’ the Eagle now has his own merchandise – WJCL News Savannah

If youve been to a Georgia Southern Eagles home football game, there has been one constant before the games, and thats Freedom the Eagle taking flight.Now, hes being immortalized with his own merchandising line.It is a site thats been seen for the last 17 years at Paulson Stadium and other venues where the Georgia Southern Eagles have played a football game.Freedom the eagle flying in the air for all to see.Now the iconic 20-year-old bird is being celebrated with his own line of merchandise which can be found at Southern Exchange now and eventually the Georgia Southern University bookstore.We know that Eagle Nation loves Freedom and supports Freedom but we really didnt know how a line would do," said William Martin, owner of Southern Exchange. "But the response has been incredible on social media since we posted it and since Athletics posted it.The merchandise is not only paying tribute to Freedom, but its helping out a good cause as a portion of the proceeds from the sales go to the Universitys Wildlife Center and caring costs for Freedom.I think its a worthy cause and it allows people to become and develop an even more intimate relationship with their mascot and more importantly one could argue our national symbol," said Steve Hein, executive director of the Georgia Southern Wildlife Center for Education and Freedom's handler.Heins truck with the tailgate down and Freedom in the back has been a fixture at Georgia Southern football games for 17 years now, so much of a fixture that its even incorporated into a t-shirt with this new Freedom collection.That was one thing we definitely wanted to do when we first started designing for it," said Martin. And we had Steve come out, we took some photographs of the back of the Scout with Freedom in it and just kind of ran with it from there.Right now, the new Freedom merchandise is available at Southern Exchange in Statesboro and on their website. It will eventually be available at the Georgia Southern campus bookstore.

If youve been to a Georgia Southern Eagles home football game, there has been one constant before the games, and thats Freedom the Eagle taking flight.

Now, hes being immortalized with his own merchandising line.

It is a site thats been seen for the last 17 years at Paulson Stadium and other venues where the Georgia Southern Eagles have played a football game.

Freedom the eagle flying in the air for all to see.

Now the iconic 20-year-old bird is being celebrated with his own line of merchandise which can be found at Southern Exchange now and eventually the Georgia Southern University bookstore.

We know that Eagle Nation loves Freedom and supports Freedom but we really didnt know how a line would do," said William Martin, owner of Southern Exchange. "But the response has been incredible on social media since we posted it and since Athletics posted it.

The merchandise is not only paying tribute to Freedom, but its helping out a good cause as a portion of the proceeds from the sales go to the Universitys Wildlife Center and caring costs for Freedom.

I think its a worthy cause and it allows people to become and develop an even more intimate relationship with their mascot and more importantly one could argue our national symbol," said Steve Hein, executive director of the Georgia Southern Wildlife Center for Education and Freedom's handler.

Heins truck with the tailgate down and Freedom in the back has been a fixture at Georgia Southern football games for 17 years now, so much of a fixture that its even incorporated into a t-shirt with this new Freedom collection.

That was one thing we definitely wanted to do when we first started designing for it," said Martin. And we had Steve come out, we took some photographs of the back of the Scout with Freedom in it and just kind of ran with it from there.

Right now, the new Freedom merchandise is available at Southern Exchange in Statesboro and on their website. It will eventually be available at the Georgia Southern campus bookstore.

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