Royce Flippin

American football player and administrator (1934–2021)

Royce FlippinBiographical details

Born| (1934-05-04)May 4, 1934
Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Died| July 31, 2021(2021-07-31) (aged 87)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
1953–1955| Princeton
Position(s)| Halfback
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1972–1979| Princeton
1980–1992| MIT
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

* First-team All-Eastern (1954)
* Second-team All-Eastern (1953)

Royce N. Flippin, Jr. (May 4, 1934 – July 31, 2021) was an American college football player and athletics administrator. He served as the athletic director at Princeton University from 1972 to 1979 and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1980 to 1992. A 1956 graduate of Princeton, he played football for the Princeton Tigers as a halfback from 1953 to 1955, captaining the 1955 squad.[1]

Flippin was born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey. He died on July 31, 2021, at his home in New Brunswick, New Jersey.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Shoemaker, Robert H (October 9, 1955). "Flying Tiger; Princeton's Captain, Royce Flippin, is the most exciting back in the Ivy League". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
2. ^ "Royce Flippin". The New York Times. New York, New York. August 22, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021 - via Legacy.com.

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Princeton Tigers athletic directors

* Fred Luehring # (c. 1918)
* Burnham Dell (1934–1939)
* Kenneth Fairman (1941–1942)
* Asa Smith Bushnell III # (1942–1944)
* Kenneth Fairman (1944–1972)
* Royce Flippin (1972–1979)
* Bob Myslik (1979–1994)
* Gary Walters (1994–2014)
* Mollie Marcoux (2014–2021)
* John Mack (2021– )

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* Vince Gonzalez
* Howard Schnellenberger
* George Nicula
* Don St. John
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