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Tommy Leonardi


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By Tommy Leonardi · April 10, 2012

Students celebrate Spring Fling in 1985 and 1986 with food, music and games, such as a dunk booth. While carnival-type foods have been popular since the first Fling was held in 1973, the types of games and performing artists have varied greatly year to year. Each year students look forward to the break from academic stresses.

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By Tommy Leonardi · April 10, 2012

Students celebrate Spring Fling in 1985 and 1986 with food, music and games, such as a dunk booth. While carnival-type foods have been popular since the first Fling was held in 1973, the types of games and performing artists have varied greatly year to year. Each year students look forward to the break from academic stresses.

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By Tommy Leonardi · Sept. 16, 2011

Penn football coach Jerry Berndt holds up the Ivy League trophy after the Quakers won the fourth of five Ivy titles between 1982-86. (DP Archives)

Tom Gilmore

Tom Gilmore

By Tommy Leonardi · Sept. 16, 2011

Captain defensive back Tom Gilmore celebrates winning the 1985 Ivy championship. (DP Archives)

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By Tommy Leonardi · Sept. 16, 2011

Posters decorate players’ lockers with motivational phrases from the late coach Dan ‘Lake’ Staffieri. Coach Lake remained the face of Penn football until he passed away in April 2009. (DP Archives)