In response to: Behind the Stripes

Stephen Graham ’69

2 Weeks Ago

Cheerleaders Defending the Tiger

I would like to offer a minor correction to Tom Culp’s contribution. I was in Tom’s class and was a cheerleader my junior year. When Tom arrived at Princeton the head cheerleader was Phil Handy ‘67, Tom Handy’s older brother. Tom Handy was my roommate and a cheerleader but never the head. That honor in 1967-68 was held by Bruce LaPierre. Our gang successfully fended off an attack on Tom Culp by Yale cheerleaders during the 1967 Yale game. I’ve often related that it was my first, but far from last, strong objection to the actions of George W. Bush, a Yale cheerleader during that era.

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