and FORMER ATHLETES ASSOCIATION

Supporting scholarships for student-athletes at Erskine College

Join the Flying Fleet Club Today!!

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Established in 1972 the Flying Fleet Club seeks to enrich the athletic program at Erskine College.  Through generous donations, supporters of the Flying Fleet help aid Erskine’s progress in NCAA Division II athletics.

By 2009 Erskine will compete in fourteen (14) conference sports, by the addition of four (4) new teams.  The men’s and women’s golf teams begin play in the fall of 2008 along with women’s lacrosse.  Volleyball will compete in the Conference Carolinas for the first time in the fall of 2009.

Because of donations to the Flying Fleet Club we have seen our athletic teams achieve success at the NCAA Division II level that is unprecedented.

Your membership gift really does make a difference for our student-athletes who wear the maroon and gold, and compete in Conference Carolinas.

We need you to help Erskine by increasing your Flying Fleet Club gift and recruiting one or more new members.  Together we can ensure that all of our teams are competing for championships.  Invest in something that pays dividends for a lifetime.

Phil Phillips, President

The Flying Fleet Club

Board of Directors

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ERSKINE COLLEGE FORMER ATHLETES ASSOCIATION

“We Wore the Maroon and Gold”

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It is time for all former athletes to step forward.  The excitement about Erskine College athletics has never been higher as we participate in Conference Carolinas with the other eleven members based in North and South Carolina.

A New NCAA Division II initiative will be in place beginning in the fall of 2007 based on the platform of “I Choose Division II”.  It is set upon the foundation of high class competitive athletics with a balance of strong academics, sportsmanship, and community engagement.

The Former Athletes Association is an important partner with Erskine College Athletics.  The Flying Fleet Club.  While our mission is to represent all former athletes, only a small percentage of former athletes become contributing members.  The membership fee is only $50.00 a year, a small token of support to the college that helped when you were a student-athlete.  You will receive a car decal to proudly display the Erskine colors and honor you as a former athlete.  This membership does not replace the Flying Fleet Club donation, but does represent a select group – the former athlete.  Your membership gift can really make a difference as Erskine College has big dreams for the future.

Join the Former Athletes Association

“We are the Flying Fleet! We Wore the Maroon and Gold!”

Go Fleet!

Phil Phillips, President

The Flying Fleet Club

Board of Directors

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Flying Fleet . . . a Unique Mascot

Erskine folks are often asked, “What is a Flying Fleet?”  The story behind the answer reveals some of the history of our athletic program.  The early Erskine teams in baseball, football, and tennis needed a team name and chose the name “Seceders,” not because of the state of South Carolina’s famous decision to secede from the Union, but because the name acknowledged Erskine’s relationship to the Associate “Seceder” Presbyterian Church in Scotland.  The 1917 “Seceder” football team earned Erskine a reputation as innovative, mainly because of the team’s liberal use of the forward pass.  That season saw Jake Todd catch a 50-yard touchdown pass to lead Erskine to defeat South Carolina 14-13.

Twelve years later, in 1929, Todd would employ a wide-open passing attack as head coach that led the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in scoring.  During that 1929 season, in a game at Furman, Todd’s passing attack so impressed Greenville News sportswriter Carter “Scoop” Latimer that he labeled Erskine teams “The Flying Fleet.”  The name struck a cord with the Erskine student body, and that fall they voted to have the nickname replace “Seceders” as the team name.

Erskine enjoys the distinction of being the only college in the country known as “The Flying Fleet.”