1. Tuppeny was a tall, cheerful man who seldom worked without a clipboard.2. Tuppeny was active there until a month ago.3. In 1966, Tuppeny became the head track and cross-country coach at Pennsylvania. 4. James Patrick Tuppeny was born Sept . 20, 1925, in Philadelphia, where he was raised. 5. Jim Tuppeny retired from the Penn Relays in 1987 and became executive director of athletics for the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau. 6. O'Sullivan dedicated the victory to Jim Tuppeny , the former meet director and Villanova coach, who died in November. 7. Tuppeny added distance races at night, a marathon, a decathlon, a heptathlon and an entire day when only women compete.8. Tuppeny took over the University of Pennsylvania's track and cross country programs in 1966 after 13 years as an assistant coach at Villanova.9. The race was run in memory of Jim Tuppeny , the meet director from 1970-87 and former Villanova coach, who died in November. 10. "He would have been proud of this team, " one of Tuppeny 's five daughters, Betty, said of North Carolina.
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