sentences:  The first tiger, TOM, was purchased for $1,500 by the Highland Hundred Football Boosters in 1972.TOM was placed in a dog kennel and flown to Memphis on November 9, 1972.The tiger cub was taken to Athletic Director Billy J. Murphy's office for a press conference and was officially presented to Memphis University in a Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ceremony during the November 11, 1972 football game against the University of Cincinnati.