Temple University Athletics
Owl Club Member Spotlight: Q&A with Ted DeLapp
2.27.17 | Owl Club Exclusive
Ted DeLapp, CLA '71
Q: Ted, what made you first join the Owl Club?
A: I'm trying to think back to when that was.. it's been a few years. Well, there's a couple things: one was John Chaney, what he stood for, what he represented. He stood up for the right things & he always worked very hard. He gave players great opportunities. Second was Al Golden, when he first came to Temple Athletics it showed me that Temple was serious about building a program and I bought in.
Q: Why do you give back to Temple Athletics?
A: I give because it's an opportunity to support something I believe in - athletics. I love athletics and I love the direction of the program including the academic progress. My favorite image of Temple Athletics is seeing our student-athletes in their cap & gowns graduating.
Q: What's your favorite Temple memory?
A: It would probably be the Notre Dame game in 2015 coupled with College GameDay. That really highlighted what college football was all about. To have Temple playing on the home field - no question, that was the highlight. It represented all we've become and where we're going.
Q: How do you stay involved with Temple Athletics outside of giving to the Owl Club?
A: Through season tickets, for a long time. Through monthly luncheons, hearing Temple Athletics' representatives come. As well as communicating via the Facebook fan page for football and tailgating pregame.
Q: What made you choose Temple University?
A: I had actually gone to a small school in Minnesota to start - but it was too small. My background was in Sociology, the price was right, and when I started to come to Temple, it was just the greatest thing. The diversity, the urban environment, it's the best. I think it's the greatest thing in the whole world - the diversity of our faculty, the student body, and the environment. Oh, man, that is the best. That diversity inspired a lot of what our tailgates were about - our tailgates brought diverse people from all over together around Owls Football.
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