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In reading the “Quaker Quiz” on Penn football in the November 1998 Pennsylvania Gazette, I came upon question three, dealing with the father-son captains of the Penn football team. George Thayer, Class of 1881, and George Thayer Jr., Class of 1929, happen to be my grandfather and uncle. This bit of trivia inspired me to write the next bit of Penn fact. Perhaps you would be interested to know that the captainship is four generations long?
My daughter, Emily Hansel, Penn Class of 1998, is co-captain of women’s field hockey. Her mother (me), Elizabeth Long Hansel, Class of 1971, was co-captain of women’s field hockey. My father, and Emily’s grandfather, was Howard “Zip” Long, Class of 1926, captain of Penn baseball and recent Penn Hall of Famer. My grandfather, and Emily’s great-grandfather, was George Thayer, Class of 1881, captain of Penn football.
George C. Thayer Jr., Class of 1929, is Emily’s great-uncle. I also have a sister, Emily’s aunt, Maude Long March, Class of 1964, who was captain of both women’s field hockey and lacrosse for four years! Unfortunately, because women’s athletics were not officially recognized until 1972, many records and statistics do not exist prior to 1972. But we did have teams, coaches, and games, and even captains!
Elizabeth Long Hansel
CW’71
Keene, N.H.
The Pennsylvania Gazette, March 1997, page 5. Reprinted with permission.
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