Coach Bruce Fowler has heard the question plenty of times, for nearly 30 years since he was a player at Furman.
What is a Paladin?
“I grew up in Cincinnati and came down here in 1977,” Fowler said Tuesday with a laugh. “I guess that was when I learned. … There’s some pretty neat definitions we use about it from time to time.”
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A paladin is “a knight on a horse, a paragon of chivalry; a heroic champion; a strong supporter or defender of a cause; and any of the 12 peers of French emperor Charlemagne’s court.