The Jake McCandless ’51 PVC Speaker Series was formally established in 2005 to bring speakers to campus to engage the Princeton community in topics that reflect the educational values inherent in the intercollegiate athletics experience. The series was endowed in the name of J.L. “Jake” McCandless, who coached Princeton Football to the 1969 Ivy League Championship during the Tigers’ centennial year of football.
The Princeton Varsity Club is excited to welcome Brett Ledbetter, author of What Drives Winning and thought partner for some of the top coaches in college and professional sports, to Princeton's campus on Wednesday, April 11th as part of this year's Jake McCandless...
Julie Foudy and Kristine Lilly, alumnae of the U.S. Soccer Women’s National Team, joined the Princeton University community on campus on Thursday, April 21 as part of the Jake McCandless ’51 Princeton Varsity Club’s Speaker Series. Ford Family Director of Athletics...
Young, Venable, Ohlendorf and Hale have all experienced success in Major League Baseball, after each having standout athletic careers at Princeton. [divider] Chris Young ’02 Young excelled in both baseball and basketball at Princeton and was named the Ivy League’s...
Edmundson is the author of seven books, including “Teacher, the One who Made the Difference” (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year), “Why Read?” and “The Fine Wisdom and Perfect Teachings of the Kings of Rock and Roll.” His newest book--”Why Teach?”--will be...
John Carlos, an Olympic and Pan-American Games medal winner and NCAA Champion, made waves across the world when he and fellow American Tommie Smith raised their black-gloved fists on the medal stand at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Carlos is an African...
John Doar '44 placed himself squarely at the center of the civil rights movement from 1960-1967 as an attorney with the United States Justice Department and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Doar was by James Meredith's side as he repeatedly attempted to...
