Boris Said Jr. ’55

Boris (also known as Bob Said and Bob Sled) died of colon cancer on Mar. 24, 2002.

Boris was reared in Greenwich, Conn., and came to Princeton from Deerfield. He left after freshman year to devote his efforts to car racing. He was the first American to win a race in postwar Europe (Osca at Rouen), he had been an Olympic bobsledder (Lake Placid and Japan), and set a speed record on the beach at Daytona. We missed Boris's Hollywood star/equestrian period, but we know that he was an Emmy-winning documentary producer. He was known for his high energy, boundless enthusiasm, and new thinking.

Boris is survived by two children, Lisa and Boris, and his friend Beth Melnick.

The Class of 1955