Historic Sporting Events

Eagles rookie running back and returner Ted Dean bursts through Packers defenders during the 1960 NFL Championship Game at Franklin Field.

The Eagles won the 1960 NFL Championship at Franklin Field

The Birds defeated the Vince Lombardi-led Green Bay Packers 17-13 on Dec. 26, 1960.

Archival footage of a Penn vs Cornell football game in 1915.

From the Archives: 1915 film of Penn-Cornell football game

The oldest film in Penn’s University Archives & Records Center documents the 1915 football game featuring Penn versus Cornell, played on Thanksgiving Day in front of a packed crowd at Franklin Field. Penn plays Cornell Nov. 9 in their 130th meeting.

Penn baseball inspired by Yankees’ Jake Cousins, who will be the first Quaker since 1912 to play in a World Series

Alumnus Jake Cousins is pitching in the World Series for the New York Yankees, featuring remarks from Penn baseball coach John Yurkow and other Penn players.

The 150 most influential people in Philly

Interim President J. Larry Jameson, Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney, Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Olympic discus thrower and alumnus Sam Mattis are noted as some of the most influential people in Philadelphia.

For Nia Akins, U.S. 800-meter Olympian, music was the path to confidence in track

Recent Penn grad and 2024 Paris Olympian Nia Akins is profiled for drawing connections between musical performance and running track and field.

Penn grad Nia Akins is about to release her first album. But first: Compete in the 800 meters at the Olympics

Penn graduate Nia Akins is running the 800 meters at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, with remarks from Penn coach Steve Dolan.

Penn’s Isabella Whittaker and sister Juliette are living out a childhood dream of being Olympians

Recent Penn graduate Isabella Whitaker and her sister Juliette are running for the U.S. track and field team in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

They shared a bedroom growing up. Now, the Whittaker sisters are Olympic Village roommates

Recent Penn grad Isabella Whittaker and her sister Juliette are supporting each other as runners at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

Silas Ruth poses on a bench near windows.

The economic impact of the Olympics

Rising fourth-year Silas Ruth, an economics major, examines sports mega-events like Paris 2024 through an economic lens.

Voices of Penn’s basketball past reflect on the Quakers’ present challenges

The 1979 Final Four team was honored on last month at the Palestra as part of Penn’s annual basketball alumni weekend.

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