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You have been around a long time if you can remember ——-
Jul 27, 2022, 10:56 AM
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When the Tigers wore khaki pants
When the Tigers had a dog as one of the mascots. (Country gentleman)
When one of the most revered men on campus was a trainer,
When Gator Farr was a big part of the gamecock series
When the WEZ was just a bleacher seat.
When most of the big linemen were Pennsylvania coal miners,
When Coach Howard would introduce his team in the amphitheater to all the cadets early in the year
When the homecoming queen and her court came from “somewhere else”.
When room inspections were done regularly ( I had that chore on B 8)
Add to this list ........ old timers!
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Nope, you for shore trump me on the oldness scale! I do
Jul 27, 2022, 11:02 AM
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have a 1918 TAPS, which shows the Homecoming "Ladies" being sponsored by such and thus, since there were no female students at Clemson at the time. There is pretty much no part of the campus that exists now that was recognizable in 1918, except John C. Calhoun's home, Fort Mill.
I never did visit Fort Mill during my time at Clemson, heard there was some kind of Bad Karma associated with doing so if you were a student.
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Fort HILL with an H..... and if the 1918 TAPS was
Jul 27, 2022, 11:22 AM
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from your days at Clemson - you are writing from Heaven.
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Nope, I actually got it from my "In Laws". They could not
Jul 27, 2022, 1:50 PM
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even remember how they came to be in possession of it, and didn't really care about it, so I said, "I'll TAKE it!" It is an interesting old artifact, to be sure.
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Re: You have been around a long time if you can remember ——-
Jul 27, 2022, 11:02 AM
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Remember when you could get into the game for $.25
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Re: You have been around a long time if you can remember ——-
Jul 27, 2022, 11:06 AM
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I’m not THAT old!
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You mean you didn't actually tell the Pilgrims "Watch out
Jul 27, 2022, 11:18 AM
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that ROCK" when they were stepping off the boat in 1620?
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This was before I was me November 1967
Jul 27, 2022, 11:17 AM
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I missed out on some great traditions but I’ll be around 40-45 years more at least if the good Lord doesn’t come take me up!
Thank you for sharing, I love rich traditions!
Long life runs in my family so 55 years is possible. Dabo will still be coaching! Our Bear Bryant!
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I plan to live forever!!!
Jul 27, 2022, 4:46 PM
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Ricky Bobby: No one lives forever, no one. But with advances in modern science and my high level income, it's not crazy to think I can live to be 245, maybe 300.
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Re: You have been around a long time if you can remember ——-
Jul 27, 2022, 11:19 AM
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-When the WEZ seating didn’t exist -When the seats were wooden not aluminum -When there was a shrubbery hedge along the concrete on the sidelines -When there was no lake -When The Seneca River actually flowed through the area now occupied by the practice fields -When there was no Perimeter Road -When parking ended at the far edge of lot #5 -When the players dressed in Fike Field House and the coaching staff offices were there too -When kick-off was pretty much always at one o’clock pm on Saturday -When there were no lights for night football games in Clemson -When the head football coach/athletics director made $50k and was happy to get it -When the entire football staff was only six guys and some of those coached other sports too -When only young kids ran out on the field after a game (win or lose) and the players gave chin straps and sweat bands - more, lots more.
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Re: You have been around a long time if you can remember ——-
Jul 27, 2022, 8:04 PM
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Eating at Dan's and hearing the 12:00 siren and head to the stadium. Sit pretty much anywhere and years later get in free if your high school was at the West gate to get you in.
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Herman McGee was a legend
Jul 27, 2022, 11:21 AM
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https://clemsontigers.com/herman-mcgee-clemson-legend/Herman McGee – Clemson Legend Note: The following appears in the May issue of Orange: The Experience. For full access to all of the publication's content, join IPTAY today by calling 864-656-2115. by Tim Bourret It was a hot summer early evening in late June of 1979. I had just completed my first academic year at Clemson working for Bob Bradley in the sports information office and was doing my best to meet a printing deadline for the publication of the 1979 football media guide, the first of the Danny Ford era. I had been putting in the hours typing bios on my electric typewriter and I needed a break. So I went down to Tiger Field (the name of the baseball facility in those days) to watch head coach Bill Wilhelm work his youth baseball camp. I wanted to see how he ran it as much as anything because he only took 60 kids each week. He wanted those young men to “have a quality experience.” One of the members of Wilhelm’s tiny support staff was Herman McGee, an athletic trainer who had been at Clemson forever. Even Frank Howard was an assistant coach when Herman was first hired by the athletic department at age 16 in 1934. In 1979, Herman was already a member of the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame. He was inducted in 1976, the fourth class of inductees, but the first African-American so honored. Herman was in his 45th year of 46 working at Clemson, already the longest tenure of any Clemson athletic employee, which is still the case today. Al Adams, my predecessor, always told me, “if you have a chance to spend some time talking to Herman, do it!” This was that time. I went to the dugout on the first-base side, and there was Herman treating a young boy who had a cut on his elbow. I sat down and watched Herman work his craft with some bandages and a smile that comforted the young man. We started a conversation, of course about Wilhelm. Herman had been working at Clemson for 24 years before Wilhelm’s first year in 1958. That year, Herman experienced Clemson’s first trip to the College World Series. Those were times when there were considerable challenges in traveling with an African-American. But Wilhelm solved the problem in many cities by letting Herman room with him. Being a historian, even at the age of 23, I was interested in what it was like in the “good old days.” All of Herman’s stories were about good people and good Clemson experiences. He could have told some bad ones, but that was not Herman’s nature. He always looked on the bright side of people. The stories Herman told that early evening in 1979 were not accounts of why he was so cherished among the Clemson community, especially the student-athletes, and especially the African-American student-athletes, who did not come to Clemson until 1970. Those were private words of sage advice that Herman gave to young men who had just lost a father, or never knew a father, broke up with a girlfriend, were homesick and wanted to transfer or who were struggling with the books. “Herman helped so many student-athletes…there are too many to count,” recalled Jeff Davis, a freshman in 1978 who did not have a father in his life at the time. “He was the person you went to for advice. He had a way of leading you down the right path.” When I look at the roster of non-coaches on head coach Dabo Swinney’s staff today, I can count five or six who provide the services Herman did by himself in the late 1970s. In fact, Davis’ position as assistant athletic director for football player relations is the modern-day version of what Herman did for Tiger athletes 40, 50 and 60 years ago. Herman died suddenly on March 9, 1980, just about nine months after we visited in that home dugout. The list of Clemson greats in coaching, athletes and administrators who attended the funeral was recordbreaking. Davis was honored to be one of the pallbearers. I spent over an hour in Herman’s company that night in 1979. While the term was never discussed, it was the first day I learned what Clemson family was all about.
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Re: Herman McGee was a legend
Jul 27, 2022, 11:59 AM
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I truly appreciate you posting this article about Herman. He was a prince of a gentleman who loved our university and its athletes more than any other. I got to know Herman when I was a student at Clemson in the 60’s. I’m sure the man never had an enemy. It would be great if the athletic department could honor him by using his name on one of the facilities. Perhaps they have.
This article was written by Tim Bourret. Another iconic figure in my opinion. I remember the day Tim was named the new Sports Information Director replacing another Tiger legend. I was extremely disappointed to know that Clemson had hired this “new kid” from Norte Dame. That turned out to be one of the best hires ever made. Tim will never be replaced either. Clemson has had great leadership for a long time. That’s why they are AT THE TOP.GO TIGERS . Join IPTAY
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Re: Herman McGee was a legend
Jul 27, 2022, 1:17 PM
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Thanks so much for posting the article about Herman McGee. I too hope that someday a building will be named after him, wish it could have happened during his lifetime though I'm sure he was aware of how much he was loved. One of the streets should be named, Herman McGee Way!
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Re: Herman McGee was a legend
Jul 27, 2022, 3:33 PM
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Thanks for posting Al.
I played baseball my freshman year and broke my right ankle. What an inspiration Herman McGee was to me in my recovery. His love for life blessed everyone around him.
Nothing can replace the memory I have of Herman singing and smiling as he wrapped my ankle every day. Everyday, his parting words were: “Go have fun. Life is too short.”
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Re: Herman McGee was a legend
Jul 27, 2022, 3:33 PM
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Thanks for posting Al.
I played baseball my freshman year and broke my right ankle. What an inspiration Herman McGee was to me in my recovery. His love for life blessed everyone around him.
Nothing can replace the memory I have of Herman singing and smiling as he wrapped my ankle every day. Everyday, his parting words were: “Go have fun. Life is too short.”
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Re: You have been around a long time if you can remember ——-
Jul 27, 2022, 11:34 AM
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Interesting. I don't remember it but love historical facts.
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Re: You have been around a long time if you can remember ——-
Jul 27, 2022, 12:09 PM
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I don't remember any of that list.
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There used to be a crown in the middle of the field....***
Jul 27, 2022, 12:18 PM
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It looked awful! Most of the field was on a gradual rise
Jul 27, 2022, 1:47 PM
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from the sidelines to the center, but right in the middle, it looked like they had built a continuous pitcher's mound all the way down the field! I was so glad when they finally "fixed it".
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Re: It looked awful! Most of the field was on a gradual rise
Jul 27, 2022, 7:52 PM
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It originally had a purpose ... to help drainage, but modern technology eliminated the need.
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Gunracks in your dorm
Jul 27, 2022, 3:47 PM
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One large hall shower room... Finally getting curtains for the stalls...
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Re: You have been around a long time if you can remember ——-
Jul 27, 2022, 8:02 PM
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As a freshman, did you have to play cockoo?
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Thanks Forrest, you have outdone my young, hot
Jul 28, 2022, 11:14 AM
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Colombian wife in making me feel young!!
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Re: You have been around a long time if you can remember ——-
Jul 28, 2022, 12:07 PM
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When the Jervey Athletic Center was state of the art and you could go talk with coaches and recruits before games.
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