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| − | '''Corey Ford''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1923|23]] wrote the lyrics to "[[School songs|Roar, Lion, Roar]]" and coined the name of the ''[[New Yorker]]'' 's mascot, Eustace Tilley, perhaps after one of his brothers in the | + | '''Corey Ford''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1923|23]] wrote the lyrics to "[[School songs|Roar, Lion, Roar]]" and coined the name of the ''[[New Yorker]]'' 's mascot, Eustace Tilley, perhaps after one of his brothers in the now-defunct Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. |
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| + | "Roar, Lion, Roar" emerged from Ford's efforts on the [[Varsity Show]]. He co-wrote the 1923 performance, ''Half Moon Inn'', and the fight song was taken from a number called "Bold Buccaneers", which Ford had developed with [[Roy Webb]]. | ||
[[Category:Columbia College alumni|Ford, Corey]] | [[Category:Columbia College alumni|Ford, Corey]] | ||
[[Category:Class of 1923|Ford, Corey]] | [[Category:Class of 1923|Ford, Corey]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:56, 9 April 2008
- See also Wikipedia's article about "Corey Ford".
Corey Ford CC '23 wrote the lyrics to "Roar, Lion, Roar" and coined the name of the New Yorker 's mascot, Eustace Tilley, perhaps after one of his brothers in the now-defunct Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
"Roar, Lion, Roar" emerged from Ford's efforts on the Varsity Show. He co-wrote the 1923 performance, Half Moon Inn, and the fight song was taken from a number called "Bold Buccaneers", which Ford had developed with Roy Webb.
