John Alexander C’87, seen here on the microphone during Penn’s Homecoming game versus Cornell on November 8, completed his 15th year as the football team’s public address announcer. His father John “C.T.” Alexander W’56 had previously held the job for 50 years [“Sports,” Sep|Oct 2010], meaning the father-son pair have combined to announce Quaker football games for 65 consecutive years—exactly half of the existence of Franklin Field, which celebrated its 130th birthday in 2025. John had previously served as a longtime spotter for his dad, who was affectionately known as the “Voice of Franklin Field.”
