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Alumni read 1971 coach letter and respond during Millersville University event
Summary
Alumni at a Millersville University event read a 1971 letter from then-head football coach G. A. Carpenter and offered a 2025 written response reflecting on lessons of discipline and service.
At a Millersville University event, attendees read a 1971 preseason letter from then-head football coach G. A. Carpenter to his Millersville State College players and offered a written response dated May 15, 2025. The coach's letter urged players to prepare physically and mentally for the upcoming season and set a recording date for Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. for dinner at Voorheer Dining Hall. The 1971 letter emphasized discipline, team work and readiness for practice in all weather conditions.
In a 2025 reply included at the event, alumnus Bill Davis thanked the coach, said the team had carried the coach's lessons into their lives, and wrote that former players had gone on to careers in education, athletics, law enforcement, religion, business, health care, government and the military. The response said players had used the coach's "playbook" as a lifelong guide and expressed gratitude.
Remarks in the transcript were ceremonial and personal in nature. No motions, votes, legal authorities, or formal administrative actions were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The reading and response were presented as commemorative material rather than policy or governance business.
Speakers included identified individuals listed below; quotations in this article are taken from the transcript excerpts provided.
