04-02-2013, 12:30 PM
I found out about Prince Lightfoot while researching the Stanford mascot change.
"[Timm] Williams, or Prince Lightfoot, acted as Stanfords unofficial mascot for 20 some years until 1972, when a group of 55 Stanford Native American students and staff succeeded in convincing then-President Dr. Richard Lyman to drop the moniker Indians.
In the 20 years that preceded that decision, Williams attended nearly every Stanford football game, home and away. At each game he performed traditional Yurok tribal dances in traditional regalia without taking a break."
http://www.klamathbucketbrigade.org/Stan...101205.htm
"[Timm] Williams, or Prince Lightfoot, acted as Stanfords unofficial mascot for 20 some years until 1972, when a group of 55 Stanford Native American students and staff succeeded in convincing then-President Dr. Richard Lyman to drop the moniker Indians.
In the 20 years that preceded that decision, Williams attended nearly every Stanford football game, home and away. At each game he performed traditional Yurok tribal dances in traditional regalia without taking a break."
http://www.klamathbucketbrigade.org/Stan...101205.htm
If I had a dollar every time I was distracted, I wish I had some ice cream.
