TY Beanie Babies “Champion” The Set, April 4 2002

Champion the Bear was introduced on 4th April 2002.

There are 32 different versions of Champion, each representing the countries that were in the 2002 World Cup. This particular bear represents the United States of America.

Each version of Champion was retired separately on the day that country was eliminated from the 2002 World Cup.

The USA version of Champion the Bear retired on 14th June 2002.