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Nov. 19, 2008

Vol. 109, No. 5
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Bill Bradley ’65, left, and Dick Kazmaier ’52 at the No. 42 retirement ceremony Oct. 24.

A number like no other

Princeton retires No. 42 in honor of Kazmaier ’52 and Bradley ’65

Published in the Nov. 19, 2008, issue

  As children playing football on a churchyard in Crystal City, Mo., Bill Bradley ’65 and his friends took turns emulating collegiate gridiron stars. Bradley, for a Midwestern boy, had a curious favorite. “Other kids wanted to be ‘Hopalong’ Cassady of Ohio...Read more
Michael Strittmatter '09

Beginning the climb

Basketball seniors hope to snap a string of losing seasons

Published in the Nov. 19, 2008, issue

Jason Briggs ’09 and Michael Strittmatter ’09, the lone remaining members of a five-man recruiting class, have persevered through three consecutive losing seasons with the men’s basketball team. Each year, one more classmate abandoned ship, and Princeton’s...Read more
Jordan Culbreath '10

Late touchdown tops Tigers

Published in the Nov. 19, 2008, issue

  Princeton tailback Jordan Culbreath ’10 can handle a heavy workload. The mechanical engineer is taking five courses this fall, and on Saturdays, he has carried the Tigers’ offense, averaging 106 yards on 20 rushes in the season’s first six games. His best...Read more

Sports Shorts

Published in the Nov. 19, 2008, issue

MEN’S and WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY swept the team titles for an unprecedented third consecutive year at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships Oct. 31. The Princeton men, led by second-place finisher Michael Maag ’09, beat out second-place Columbia by three...Read more
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