Love at the U

Hear the story of Allan and Patti Herbert, the official lovers of the University of Miami.
Love at the U

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Alan and Patti Herbert

The Herberts have spent their 50-plus years together celebrating the love that first blossomed at the University of Miami and has grown exponentially with each passing year. 

The couple met in 1954, while Patti was sitting at a typewriter in the Miami Hurricane office. Patti’s reply when Alan asked her out on a date was, “well, if we go on our first date, it has to be memorable.” 


Chocolates will melt, flowers will wilt, but a gift to the University of Miami will last forever.