Congrats to Princeton’s Latest Champions

It is with great joy that I congratulate the 2026 national champions on a great season! I am the grandson of a Class of ’33 alum and the son of a Class of ’66 alum. My father used to take my brother and I to as many football games as possible, growing up at old Palmer Stadium, many good memories there. My father and his friends would have a raucous time, my brother and I would throw the pigskin around. My mother would grip her coffee tight with mittens. The early 1990s were also the decade of Princeton lacrosse. I was thrilled to see the last championship team and coach in attendance for this year’s final. We owe them a lot for incredible memories, too. We used to catch as many lacrosse games as we could back then.

With No. 66 (Cooper Mueller ’27) scoring the game-sealing goal to send the Tigers back to championship weekend, I knew my dad was smiling down. He graduated in ’66. We lost him last year, but he was a Tiger through and through. We actually had three separate services for him — most heads of state only receive one. There were so many different people that wanted to pay their respects, we did our best to accommodate them. He was a champion to us and for us. He is smiling down again. Congratulations, champions, and thank you.