Phil Prince
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Philip Hunter Prince | |
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.JPG) Prince in 1949 | |
| 12th President of Clemson University | |
| In office 1994–1995 | |
| Preceded by | A. Max Lennon |
| Succeeded by | Constantine W. Curris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 24, 1926 Bostic, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | February 28, 2020 (aged 93) |
| Alma mater | Clemson College (B.S.) |
Philip Hunter Prince (August 4, 1926 – February 28, 2020) was an American businessman who served as the 12th President of Clemson University. He had been a student-athlete for the Clemson Tigers football team, and received the Clemson Distinguished Athletes Award in 2015.[1]
Prince was born in Bostic, North Carolina, in 1926 and was schooled in Erwin, Tennessee, before receiving, in 1944, an athletics scholarship to Clemson College. Prince was a letterman for four years in the Clemson football team in 1944 and 1946–48. His education was interrupted by serving in the US Army from 1944 to 1945 but on resuming his studies, he served as co-captain of the 1948 team that finished with an 11–0 record and #11 ranking in the final Associated Press poll and which won the 1949 Gator Bowl.[1] Prince also was vice president of the 1949 senior class. After Clemson, he attended programs at Columbia University and King College, and after a brief stint with the New York Giants (NFL), he rejoined the army from 1950 to 1951.[2]
Business career
Beginning in 1951, Prince worked for Milliken & Company, becoming vice president in 1967.[1] In 1978 he became a senior vice president at American Express, a position he held until 1983. After two years at a real estate company in Charlotte and as a textile manufacturing consultant, Prince retired from business.[3]