Associate Head Football Coach / Offensive Coordinator at Carnegie Mellon University @Tartanfb I am a Blessed Husband & Proud Papa of 5. God is Good!
Pittsburgh, PA
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Carnegie Mellon is a special place! If you are interested in studying engineering and love competing for championships on the football field you must consider us!
With over 30 players on our team studying Engineering, we know they will be prepared for their career!
#8 in Engineering
#2 in Engineering for all #D3FB programs
CMU's Engineering Rank is higher than every single Ivy League Institution
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Bobby is absolutely one of the best football players in the country! What a well-deserving honor to the leader of one of the best defenses in all of D3.
Robert Coury Named Semifinalist for 2023 Gagliardi Trophy Presented by Stearns Bank athletics.cmu.edu/x/twlba
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Welcome to our football family!
Big day here @TartanFB ‼️
Welcome our new OLB Coach @Coach_Amakihe ‼️
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Culture is driven by leadership!
Let’s roll!!
We are excited to announce our 2024 Captains, voted upon by their peers! All 5 are gentlemen that will represent our program the right way on and off the field!
Congrats @bobby_coury, @tommycoury33, @Tvas223, @mitchellstokey, and @GarrettDoherty5!
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I got to see my Baby Baby Girl run today at Gettysburg College. She finished 4th! A great way to spend my Saturday during our bye week!
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Coach Gibboney has done an amazing job leading our defense. This year's #TartanDogs defense finished in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense, total defense, red zone defense, 3rd down conversion%, 4th down conversion%, tackles for loss, fumbles recovered, & turnovers gained!
🏆We are pleased to announce that the winner of this year's AFCA Division III Assistant Coach of the Year is...
@CoachGibboney | @TartanFB
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I am so proud of my Baby Baby Baby Girl. I was so excited to see her run and be such an awesome competitor today-finishing 4th at the Diocese of Pittsburgh Cross Country Championships!!
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The absolute epitome of Student Athlete! Congrats, Bobby!
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Carnegie Mellon football alum Thomas Healy is the founder of Hyliion! What an awesome hybrid battery eco-friendly technology!
#Hyliion #Hybrid technology arrived in #PortlandOregon for a trial run with #ChristensenInc to help make fuel delivery more #CarbonNeutral.
Learn more here: bit.ly/3O5DulQ
#Sustainability #ElectricVehicles
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Coach Lackner is the BEST Mentor and Man!
Congrats and Thank You for all of the lives, like mine, you have forever positively impacted!!
Lackner Named AFCA Division III Region 2 Coach of the Year athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fba…
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Two unbelievable players and leaders! Congrats!
Gr. LB Robert Coury (@bobby_coury) & DB Adrian Williams (@adrianwill_20) have been honored on the 2024 @D3football.com All-America team. Coury was named to the 1st team this season while Williams was named to the fourth team. #TartanProud
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Another Carnegie Mellon University football alum "On the Rise" changing the world!!
Thank you to @CarnegieMellon for the honor of being inducted into the inaugural class of the Tartans on the Rise program. This is truly an honor, and I look forward to being a part of this community going forward! #tartansontherise
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Watch an unbelievable catch by @EthanReifer!!
🏈 #TartansTPT 🏈
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On the second play of the 2nd QTR in the 37th-Annual Academic Bowl, SR QB Ben Mills found SR WR Ethan Reifer down the sideline, where Reifer would make a one-handed catch for the 20yd @CarnegieMellon score! #TartanProud
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I am excited to connect with high school coaches this weekend in Pittsburgh!!
CMU HFC Ryan Larsen, DC Ben Gibboney, STC Jeff Simmons, & DL Pass Rush Guru Carmelo Montalvo are all speaking!
Feel free to use my discount code “AHelms” for $50 off your registration. See you there!
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"The question is not: will today be a good day?
Every day is a good day.
The question is: how much good will you get out of today?"
-@JamesClear
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Congrats. We have more to achieve!
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With this TD pass to Sr. WR Dominic Voiland (@DominicVoiland), Gr. QB Ben Mills (The Woodlands, TX, @Ben_A_Mills) became @CarnegieMellon’s all-time leader in Passing Yards, Completions, & Touchdown Passes! Congrats, Ben! #TartanProud
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The Best and Brightest!!
Three Tartan Football Players Repeat as Academic All-America; The program now has 69 total Academic All-Americans, ranking first in Division III and moving into second among all of college football across Divisions I, II, III and NAIA. #TartanProud
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Welcome Kevin! You can never have too many Cooke’s in the kitchen!!
With our next feature we welcome @KevinCooke_44 to the family! Kevin comes to us from @ICCPFootball & will be studying #Business at @teppercmu! #TartanProud @tartanathletics @CarnegieMellon
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We are thrilled to have @Coach_Kay19 join us!
It is always a great day to be a Tartan!!
Welcome and...Let's Gooo!!!
Big day here @TartanFB ‼️
Welcome our new Defensive Backs Coach @Coach_Kay19 ‼️
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Carnegie Mellon Stats puts 2 in finalists of the Big Data Bowl-the annual sports analytics contest from NFL Football Operations! #TartanProud
Incredibly excited that TWO @CMU_Stats groups are finalists in this year's #BigDataBowl! All of the MADS (Shane Hauck, Marion Haney, Devin Basley, Vinay Maruri) and PhD students (back-to-back finalist Quang Nguyen, Larry Jiang, Meg Ellingwood) did incredible jobs! #TartanProud
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Truly excited to add this deep group of talented football players to our offense! Welcome Men!
Today, we are highlighting the new Pass Catchers joining our #WideReciever & #TightEnds rooms! These 9 scholar-athletes join an offense that averaged 12.3 yds/completion & hauled in 18 recieving TDs last season.
A big #Tartan welcome to our new Pass Catchers on O! #TartanProud
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Smart-aggressive-unselfish football is winning football!
🏈 #TartansTPT 🏈
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During last week’s contest vs Waynesburg, JR Nolan Pitsenberger blocked a WU punt, which SR Thomas Coury (@tommycoury33) recovered & then lateraled back to Pitsenberger, who ran into the end zone for the @CarnegieMellon TD! #TartanProud
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Absolute BEST! I am honored to have both played for Coach and worked with him. Congrats!!
New Name Alert ‼️
Carnegie Mellon is proud to celebrate the naming of the Richard M. Lackner Field at Gesling Stadium in honor of Rich Lackner's 50-year legacy to the @TartanFB program as a student athlete and as coach.
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TJ McConnell shows some love and support for his aunt.
Carnegie Mellon Gear = WIN!
Name a better outfit for Game 7. We’ll wait. #TartanProud
TJ McConnell, Indiana Pacers PG and nephew of our new head coach Kathy McConnell-Miller, repping the Tartans on his way into MSG for their Game 7 win tonight to head to the NBA Eastern Conference Finals!
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TDs…5 of them from #5!!!!!
You said you always show up to play W&J! I agree!! Great job Sunshine!
Congratulation to SO. RB Willem Bouma (@BoumaWill) for being named @PAC_Athletics Offensive Player of the Week!
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In addition to his conference recognition, Will was named to the @d3football Team of the Week for his performance on Saturday. #TartanProud
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Congrats, Coach Simon!
Justin Simon Named Carnegie Mellon University Head Men's Basketball Coach #TartanProud
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#2 represented well!! Proud of you!!
🏅@TartanFB Player of the Week🏅
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This week’s #TartanFBPOW is SR. Ayan Hegde (#2) from Ashburn, VA! Aryan was a force in our home opener, racking up 4 TKLs, 1 TFL, & 1 SK, along with a number of crushing hits on ball carriers. Congrats, @thearyanhegde23!
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14 Carnegie Mellon Football Players Named to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fba…
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CONGRATS!! #SHUTOUT
🏅@TartanFB Player of the Week🏅
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This week’s #TartanFBPOW is SR. Eric Hoeffel (#97) from Cincinnati, OH! “Hef” had a dominate performance against Geneva, lining up everywhere along the defensive line, logging 4 TKLs, 1.5 TFLs, & 1 SK. Congrats, @ehoeff30!
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This guy truly loves football, and we love him and all that he brings to our football team! Brian hopes to continue to give to the game we all love! Coaches check out this young man!
I LOVE FOOTBALL and I'm grateful to be able to wear several hats within the @TartanFB family and help our team win in different ways as a player, mentor, aspiring coach, and graphic designer.
Check out my latest portfolio of graphics here!
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Thank you to @GlazierClinics for the opportunity to speak this weekend in Pittsburgh. It is always great to spend time talking football with some of the best coaches in the country and representing @TartanFB.
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Welcome Michael! Looking forward to your positive impact on our program!
Next we welcome @mdmaddalon to the family! Michael comes to us from @BPS_Football & will be studying #Business at @teppercmu! #TartanProud @tartanathletics @CarnegieMellon
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Choose to be Elite when you get to the Edge!
"Everybody says that they want to be elite. But, they don’t want to do what the edge requires. The edge marks the place where you make the decision to do the things the average guy won’t do.
Talent is a gift. Elite is a choice. Make the choice." @TimothyKight
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Bobby is the absolute Best of the Best! Congratulations
Named a finalist for the 2024 @GagliardiTrophy: Carnegie Mellon linebacker Robert Coury. Watch live: d3football.com/notables/2024… #d3fb @tartanathletics
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Sam is the absolute GOAT!! Thank You!!
A big shoutout on National Equipment Manager’s Appreciation Day to the one and only Sam (the 🐐) Turner!
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The BEST and Brightest!!
Five Football Players Named Academic All-America athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fba…
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Glad to welcome 4 more Engineers and 1 Tepper School of Business man to our Offensive Line Unit. I know Coach Colbert and Coach Harvey are excited to have you all join the group!!
Today, we are highlighting the new members of our #OffensiveLine ! These 5 scholar-athletes join a OL room that paved the way for our running game, averaging 138 yds/game & 310 yards/game of overall offense.
A big #Tartan welcome to our new Big Men upfront! #TartanProud
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"It’s usually more important to be in the right room than to be the smartest person in the room.
A person with great judgement and average intelligence will usually beat someone with great intelligence and average judgment.
Judgment is knowing what room to be in."
–@JamesClear
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Good Morning...Pittsburgh!!
What an expectedly beautiful sunrise in #Pittsburgh this morning. I wasn't expecting any color, as the sky looked pretty clear when I was on my morning run. But as sunrise approached the clouds began to light up, and the Mr. Rogers statue was the perfect place to capture the city
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Coach is the BEST Mentor and Man!
Lackner Named AFCA Division III Region 2 Coach of the Year athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fba…
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This guy should be NFL’s Coach of the Year. #coachingmatters
This is pretty awesome: #Texans HC DeMeco Ryans told LB Christian Harris exactly what he needed to do before his pick-six of Joe Flacco.
Coaching matters. This is phenomenal.
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Love Golic and this is why!
“Even after we turn off the mics, you still get to be our dad.” -@mikegolicjr
The Golic family joined @espngolic as he signed off from ESPN Radio for the last time ❤️ #ThankYouGolic
(via @GolicAndWingo)
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A well-deserved honor. Thank you!
Congrats to Senior Matt Grzybowski for winning the Michael C. Murphy Citizenship Award for @tartanathletics!! Your service and impact on our community will last for generations of Tartans to come!
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Football Lands 15 on All-PAC Team athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fba…
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What a great Coach, Mentor, Friend, and Human Being!
This Day in the UAA, Nov. 1, 2019:
Carnegie Mellon defensive coordinator Terry Bodnar announced his retirement after 36 years at the university. He served as the Tartans’ defensive coordinator since 1986 and helped lead the Tartans to a 222-120-2 record.
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Carnegie Mellon football alum Thomas Healy's keynote is a master class on the future of electrification. #TartanProud @TartanFB
.@realThomasHealy gave the keynote for the Ultra Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Summit at @ACTExpo providing 5 staggering facts of #Electrification. 🚛⚡️
ICYMI live, catch the replay here: bit.ly/3NZMf44
#ACTExpo #Sustainability #ElectricTrucks #ElectricVehicles
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Congrats Willie! Thank you for the positive leadership & competitive spirit that you brought everyday! You should be proud of all that you have accomplished during your time at CMU. We will never forget your amazing TD catch to beat W&J! Go be a rockstar at Deloitte. #MENofACTION
#CMUGrad Congrats to @WilliamRichter7 on earning his BS in #MechE!
While at CMU; 3️⃣❎ All-@PACSports;
@NFFNetwork Hampshire Honor Society; & 2020 Thomas B. Craig Offensive Tartan Award winner!
Willie will be working @Deloitte as a business analyst here in #PGH! #TartanProud
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A-Gap to the hip if the pullers!
🏈 #TartansTPT 🏈
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Last Saturday, SO Willem Bouma (@BoumaWill) dashed through the line, breaking several tackles along the way to a 70 yard @CarnegieMellon TD, pushing to score 32-7! #TartanProud
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Vasiliadis Named PAC Offensive Player of the Week; Arcia Honored by D3football.com athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fba…
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Congrats Tre!
Vasiliadis Named D3football.com All-American athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fba…
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Tartan Football Announces 2022 Incoming Class athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fba…
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Congrats Tre, Pogo and Bobby! Well-deserved. It is hard for me to imagine how more players that contributed to a dominant defense did not get recognized...
Vasiliadis, Pogorelc and Coury Named to 2021 D3football.com All-Region 2 Team athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fba…
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Congrats to Matthew Evert on being named PAC Rookie of the Week!
This week in PAC Football pacathletics.org/news/2021/1…
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Congrats to our 9 players who earned Academic All-Region honors! athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fba…
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You can go to the gym seven days a week and not get in shape. dailydiscipline.com/feed/a-g… via @briankight
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Bikulege and Knight Named CoSIDA Academic All-America athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fba…
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This looks like a shot from our Carnegie Mellon Football Alumni Golf Outing!
From pond to pin! Rahm skips to a hole-in-one on No. 16 at #themasters
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Nine Carnegie Mellon Football Players Named to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fba…
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Thrilled to have this talented group join our football family!!
We are extremely excited about all of the great student-athletes we added to our program, @tartanathletics, and to the @CarnegieMellon family! This class will accomplish great things! #TartanProud
To learn more about our 2020 signing class, visit: tinyurl.com/CMU2020fbsigning…
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QBs Beware!! I know we have a great group of Defensive Linemen coming in when @RaulMontalvo_ is smiling like this. Welcome Men!
Today, we are highlighting the new members of our #DefensiveLine ! These 4 scholar-athletes join a DL room that posted 30 sacks and 56 TFLs last season and is poised to follow up on that production.
A big #Tartan welcome to our new trench warriors! #TartanProud @CarnegieMellon
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Congrats on all that you accomplished here on the field and in the classroom! Thank you! You will be missed! #MANofACTION
#2020Grad Congratulations to Long Tran (#1) for graduating w/ his Masters in #MechE! Long was a leader on & off the field, serving in several student orgs & being tied for 4th on the program’s all time sack list (20). He leaves CMU to start his career at @GEAviation! #TartanProud
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Melo is the Man!! #RDT
Hey @TartanFB & @tartanathletics nation! Let’s show some love to @RaulMontalvo_ for all the BIG TIME graphics he put together to announce our incoming freshman class!
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I love hearing the back and forth conversations between you two (@kurt13warner and @danorlovsky7). I think you two should do a weekly show...I know I would watch.
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Chris Carter is the reason I wanted to wear #2. He was the simply best pass catcher. This is just one piece of video evidence. Thank you for sharing. It should go viral. A good history lesson for sure!!
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Both QBs are great players. Stats don’t always dictate honors, and many times the best players don’t get recognition because their teams did not win enough. I thought both players were deserving-and we can all agree the D3 Championship game was awesome. Happy Holidays!
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I loved watching this live with my guy Kurt Hess leading the Penguins!
#ThrowbackThursday to when the Penguins knocked off undefeated and top-ranked NDSU in November 2011. 🐧🏈
The Penguins beat the Bison 2️⃣7️⃣-2️⃣4️⃣ at the FargoDome.
#GoGuins
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We are certainly fortunate to have you-our 1 & only Professor- Coach! You definitely make a positive impact our our football team…just look at our Sacks/TFLs and turnovers since you have arrived. Wild Dogs are always on the hunt!
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Carnegie Mellon University football players have been doing it for years. Love and respect for all of those brilliant and brave souls who choose to serve our country. Thank you!
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Coach you do a great job of developing young players! College coaches are very aware of the value of a PG year, especially at a place like Avon Old Farms.
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It was tough to decide between the classic Green Easton when Easton rolled out the new Black Magic…anyone else go thru that?
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Well said...
One of the more intriguing #d3fb commits I’ve seen this off-season. Clearly placing a high value on his education, bc you don’t get much better than CMU. #studentathlete #whyd3
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What a warrior! 🙏
ICYMI: Watch Justin Hardy's incredible story, featured on ESPN's @CollegeGameDay #HardyStrong
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These highlights are awesome. Thank you! Excited for next season!!
As our guys head off for the summer...Join us looking back on this season‼️
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#TartanProud @tartanathletics @CarnegieMellon
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Proud Daddy.
I love you Baby Baby Girl!
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Knight Selected as a William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fba…
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Sweetness was awesome! I had his Sports Illustrated picture hung up in my work out room in the basement!
No one played the game quite like Sweetness.
Happy birthday, @walterpayton. 💙🧡 (via @nflthrowback)
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