Capt. Andrew Luck parody follows Colts’ Luck to Stanford as general manager


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  • Stanford is latching on to the spirit of Luck as Civil War captain with plans to give away 20,000 Capt. Andrew Luck bobblehead dolls at its game next month against Notre Dame.
  • When the Stanford bobblehead giveaway was announced, Capt. Luck changed his profile photo to a mock replica of what the bobblehead will look like and started promoting it on X.
  • “Dearest mother, Please move the figurine among the live stock daily, so all have some time with me. Do not let the hogs be greedy with it — Andrew,” Capt. Luck posted to X regarding the bobbleheads.

The elusive Capt. Andrew Luck, the main character of the Civil War parody account of Andrew Luck — which posted “Dearest Mother” letters encapsulating the battle of war paralleled to the battle on the NFL field as Luck played for the Indianapolis Colts — has followed him to his new post as Stanford football general manager.

Stanford is latching on to the spirit of Luck as Civil War captain with plans to give away 20,000 Capt. Andrew Luck bobblehead figures at its game next month against Notre Dame.

“My unit is set to distribute each relic in gratitude to our supporters who rally to our cause against Notre Dame’s shamrock battalion on a late November’s eve,” Stanford posted in a “Dearest Mother” video announcing the revival of Capt. Luck at the ACC school. “Joy will abound. A chorus of raucous cheers will be heard across the land. And a great many heads will bobble. Exhilarating.”

The familiar tone of the letter, in which Capt. Luck went on to thank his mother “for the robust care parcel of squirrel oil and pickled weasel tail” raised some eyebrows. Especially because Luck is sitting at a desk writing the letter by candlelight as the words are narrated in the video.

Could it be that Luck was the man behind the Capt. Luck account all along?

“I can confirm it is NOTAndrew behind the account,” Stanford’s director of football communications Brian Brownfield responded to IndyStar via e-mail. “He has never met the person who runs the account.”

But, the reason Stanford has chosen to lean into the captain character has a lot to do with Luck.

“Andrew’s consistent embrace of the parody account, combined with his return to The Farm (the historic Palo Alto Stock Farm where Stanford was founded in the late 1800s) presented the perfect opportunity to collaborate for this unique promotion,” Brownfield wrote in the e-mail.

The Capt. Luck bobbleheads are still in production, according to Stanford, and will be given away to the first 20,000 fans to arrive at the Nov. 29 home game against Notre Dame.

“Dearest mother, the proud men whom I proudly steward have eagerly embarked on this campaign. We are brimming with excitement. My hand trembles in fervor as I write to tell you that, while in preparation for upcoming battles, we have unearthed a most surprising bounty of relics,” the Stanford video says. “Twenty thousand, by more precise count, each bearing an oddly striking, yet parodic resemblance to your own son. How curious.”

He signs off the letter: “Tell the cows, hogs and sheep hello for me. With love — Andrew.”

The video ends with Luck putting his pen down as he walks away from his desk with a smile.

When Luck became Stanford football’s general manager, Capt. Andrew Luck soon switched his musings from the Colts to the Stanford Cardinals. His bio on X reads: “Soldier. Cardinal tactician. Colt. Simple man.”

Capt. Luck has also been posting letters from the battlefield as Stanford has celebrated two wins and endured three losses this season.

When the Stanford bobblehead giveaway was announced, Capt. Luck changed his profile photo to a mock replica of the bobblehead and started promoting it on X.

“Dearest mother — I hope you enjoy the gift. It took me weeks to whittle the perfect piece of lumber … but I feel the end result is stupendous. Please move the figurine among the live stock daily, so all have some time with me. Do not let the hogs be greedy with it — Andrew.”

He also reposted Kenan Flagg, a Stanford graphic designer who helped create the Capt. Luck bobblehead design, calling it “one of my greatest honors.”

Through the years, IndyStar has sought to find the real person behind the Capt. Andrew Luck account. In a direct message interview with Capt. Luck on then-Twitter in 2019, the person behind the account remained elusive.

How did you come up with the idea for this account?

“Years ago, I came across a gallery of memes on a sports site. I can’t recall the exact (site), maybe Deadspin, maybe SI, which featured pro athletes placed in historical periods of time. One of them appeared to be Andrew Luck in the era of the Civil War,” Capt. Luck wrote. “Being a fan of his and of history, I thought it may be funny to send ‘letters’ to his mother from the ‘battlefield.’ I began sending them to friends via texts until one suggested I start a Twitter account for the character. And so I did.” 

How do you come up with the brilliant writing? “Honestly, off the top of my head,” the captain said.

Anything else you might want to add? “No, thank you.” 

The person behind Capt. Luck declined to answer their gender, age, career and whether they are a writer by trade.

“Anonymity is a large part of fans’ enjoyment of the character. And I prefer it remain.

“Regards,” Capt. Luck.

Follow IndyStar sports reporter Dana Benbow on X: @DanaBenbow. Reach her via email: dbenbow@indystar.com.   





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