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Had Citadel jersey retired and member of Athletic Hall of Fame; Travis Jervey (1995) fullback Green Bay Packers 1995–98, San Francisco 49ers 1999–2000 and Atlanta Falcons 2001–03. First member of Packers named to Pro Bowl as special teams player; only alumni to play in the Super Bowl and member of Packers championship team in Super Bowl ...
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Located at the southeast corner of the parade ground near Lesesne Gate, the main entrance to campus is a giant replica of The Citadel ring, recognized as the most important and treasured symbol of a graduate. It was a gift to The Citadel Alumni Association from Palmetto Balfour, the current supplier of the official Citadel class rings. [129]
President of The Citadel Major General James W. Duckett (July 8, 1911 – January 21, 1991) [ 1 ] was an American military official. He served as the 14th President of The Citadel from 1970 to 1974, succeeding General Hugh P. Harris .
Of the 2,976 living alumni in 1946 all but 49 served their country. Citadel alumni were members of some of the most famous units of the war to include the Flying Tigers, the Doolittle Raiders and the RAF Eagle Squadrons; 280 alumni were Killed in Action, 67 were declared Missing and 65 became Prisoners of War. In the immediate postwar period ...
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Nugent Courvoisie (October 16, 1916 – April 30, 2006) was a United States Army Officer and Assistant Commandant of Cadets at The Citadel who was the subject of The Boo, the first book authored by famed novelist Pat Conroy and the inspiration for “The Bear” in Conroy's novel The Lords of Discipline.
He became president of The Citadel on August 1, 1997, one year after the first female cadets were admitted. During his first year, Grinalds announced his intentions to strengthen the college's communications, admissions, and fundraising functions while also focusing on cadet leadership training and the philosophy that leadership means service ...
At daybreak on January 9, 1861, Simkins saw the signal from a guard boat, and sounded the alarm in the sand battery, alerting his fellow Citadel cadets to the arrival of the Union ship the Star of the West, which was attempting to ferry supplies to Fort Sumter. The cadets fired the first shots of the American Civil War. [4]