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"We are Penn State"

  • @AltUniJust1Time....inspired by rck127 reply in the Next shoe 2 drop? thread.

    PSU was an early pioneer in the Civil Rights movement. Hear it from Wally Triplett's own words. Wally was the first African American to play in the Cotton Bowl.

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    psufankc63

  • This is one of my favorite stories. "There will be no talks. We are Penn State."

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    PSUTimm

  • It's a great story but the idea that it was the inspiration for the cheer is a bunch of revisionist history.

    UncleLar

  • UncleLar said...

    It's a great story but the idea that it was the inspiration for the cheer is a bunch of revisionist history.

    I'd not use the term "revisionist" so loosely, but rather "history(1947) meets 1977 (coincidentally)". It truly has unique origins, is inspirational, and both origin stories give me goose bumps too.

    http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2010/10/08/we_are.aspx

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  • psufankc63 said...

    I'd not use the term "revisionist" so loosely, but rather "history(1947) meets 1977 (coincidentally)". It truly has unique origins, is inspirational, and both origin stories give me goose bumps too.

    http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2010/10/08/we_are.aspx

    Lar is correct, Triplett tells a great story, but it is revisionist history.

    I knew Don Mains back in the day.

    PSU "borrowed" "WE ARE" from USC.

    pennstatel0

  • pennstatel0 said...

    Lar is correct, Triplett tells a great story, but it is revisionist history.

    I knew Don Mains back in the day.

    PSU "borrowed" "WE ARE" from USC.

    I'd like to see the back-up. Not that I doubt you, but the 1977 Collegian citation has nothing to do with USC.

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  • psufankc63 said...

    I'd like to see the back-up. Not that I doubt you, but the 1977 Collegian citation has nothing to do with USC.

    Here you go.

    http://www.unclelar.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Town-and-Gown-We-Are.pdf

    UncleLar

  • UncleLar said...

    Here you go.

    http://www.unclelar.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Town-and-Gown-We-Are.pdf

    Thanks UncleLar +100!

    A great read! My mother worked for Ridge Riley when she was editor of The Penn Stater. I've known John Black since I was a teenager some 35+ years ago.

    Interesting how the cheer actually evolved and was inspired not only by USC, but OSU and Kentucky cheers too.

    Cheers!

    Kirk

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