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It has been accepted for inclusion in Football Programs by an authorized administrator of TigerPrints. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Boston College / 1 PTAY DAY ^2 4 . FROM ONE CHAMPION TO ANOTHER . Louis p. Batson Company backs the National Ciiampion Clemson Tigers. Louis R Batson Company — International Champions in Textile. Plastics, Paper Mill and Industrial Machinery. #1 in ^ quality ^ service dependability For your machinery, accessory, spare parts and service, call Batson first everytime. Home Office: Comfiany Box 3978 • Greenville. S. C. 29608 Area 803 242-5262 • TELEX 57-0468 ^CBSSEQRTS September 18, 1982 Clonison vs. Boston C^ollege Clemson Memorial Stadium Contents Clemson's Ancient Mariner The Departments 5 CliH Austin does not luu t- iiiucli in coininon with Seattle Mariner pitcher (;a\ l()rd Perry (espeeialh ph> sique), l)iit he is referred to as the old man ol 2-3 Today s (Jame anil Statistic the Clemson offense. CricKet Yates profiles the Seottdale, (JA, native who 8 Cheerleaders has had an up and down career with the Tigers. 13 Athletic Director Ronnie and Homer 17 UniversitN Officials 7 There were main benefits experienced by the Tigers after winning 20 Managers the national championship in 1981. None was more exciting for Homer 21 Stadium Information Jordan and lerrv (iaillard than the trip to the White House to \ isit with 24 Trainers President Reagan. JetV Rhodes details the accounts of the visit. 25 Clemson IVT.W Club 27 Athletic Administration The Year of the Tiger 40 Stats and Items of Interest 45 ('lemsoii reached all kinds of exposure levels because of its success 43 Picture from the Past on the gridiron last \ean but that was not the onl\ game in town. 55 Clemson L'niversit\ Nine teams finished in the Top 20 in the nation and 26 iiuli\ idnals gained 83 Clemson Coaches All-.^merica recognition in the 1981-82 academic year Tim Bourret 90-95 Tiger Band rev iews the successful year. 97 Tigers m the Crowd T\ Talk 100 The Lighter Side 47 You almost need a law degree to understand the new ABC-CBS NCAA football television package. There are a lot of new rules as far as exposure laws are concerned. Tim Bourret rev iew s the new laws and answers main of your (juestions about the Tigers chances to be on the tiilK' this yean Players and Coaches 57 IPTAY Athlete-of-the-Year 9 Head (^oach Dann\ Ford K\er\ \ear the n'T.\Y Board of Directors selects the Clemson .\thlete- 23 .\ssistant Coaches of-the-Year stars other athletes Although main grid and had much 33-38 Meet tile Tigers success, no individual had a bigger impact on a national le\el in hei .38-39 Todas's Matciiups sport than Barbara KennecK. Kim KelK gi\ es an account of her incred- 48 (,'lenison .Alphabetiial Roster ible accomplishments. 50 Clemson Numerical Roster 59 Cotton Bowl Revisited 51 Opponent Numerical Roster Clemson met Boston College in its first bow l appearance e\ er in 1940. A 53 Opponent .\lpiiai)eticai Roster defensiv e struggle that t\ pified the classics of the da\. Banks McFadden 62 Meet Toda\ s Opponent remembers the contest and the unusual selection process that led to the trip. Tim Bourret reviews the struggle. Photo C^redits: A special tiianks to tiie (Venison Conmimcation University Feature Center staff of Jim Burns, Charles Haralson, Tom Shockiey, N'ince I^ance 93 Clemson s (ieorge Carter is a mild-mannered uni\ ersit\ researcher b\ Ducker Hal Smitii, Ben Hendricks, Jim Martin. to Martin, da\ but on the weekends he changes into an ACC football official. Toni McKinney and Dave Lewis. Also thanks Ivirle Jim Brailles Shealy takes a look at one of the ACC s newest officials. and the Orange and White. Mac and Mac Represented for National .Advertising by: 99 Chuck McSwain and Jeff McCall have been hitting opponents like Mack Spencer Marketing trucks for four years. Combined with CliH Austin, the 1982 backfield 370 Lexington Avenue might be composed of the best senior group of backs in Clemson histor\ . New York, NY 10017 Kim KelK profiles the Macs. Today's program is published by the Clemson Football Program Committee: On the Cover: This grouii of senior backs might lie the best Editor: Tim Bourret team of \eteran backs at Clemson ever ('liff .Anstm. ('hiiik Designer & Assistant Editor; Kim Kelly McSwain and Jefl McC^all are all m the top .35 m insiiing in Business Manager: Allison Dalton ('lemson history and their performance this season lonli! dcler- Staff .Assistants: Cricket Yates, Jeff Rhodes, Jill Mixon, Al Bynum and mine the Tigers' fate. Sam Blackman Production Assistance: Clemson Department of Public Relations Printing: Ke\ s Printing Co. of Creem ille, SC. 1 Clemson Tigers Face Life as a Clemson football player does not get any easier this afternoon, just eheck Tiger eoaches and athletes that watched the Boston College-Texas A&M game on the Super Station on September 4 and they will tell you of the expertise of the Boston College Eagles. Clemson's defending na- tional champions will have their hands full today and according to Clemson coach Danny Ford, Jack Bicknell s Boston team might even be more difficult to prepare tor than Dooley s (Vince) Dogs. "At least with Ceorgia we had a lot of time to prepare and knew what they basi- cally were going to do, " said Ford, last year's national coach of the year. "But Bos- ton College throws all kinds of things at you, a lot of motion and a good balance between the run and the pass. In a lot of ways it will be tougher to prepare for B.C. Dan Benish, William Devane and Danny Triplett liad eight tackles a piece at Georgia and they were than it was for Ceorgia. prime reasons the Bulldogs averaged only two yards per rush. But they will have to excel in the pass One of the players Ford will have to rush area today against Boston College's Doug Flutie. prepare for is Eagle quarterback Doug Flutie, a nimble, innovative, signal 167 yards, a yardage total that would land. Strachan had 45 of that in 11 carries caller from the little town of Natick, MA. eclipse the Clemson record for reception and Brown, a reserve last year who He hit 18-26 passes for an incredible 356 yards in a game. Clemson also will have to excells on kickoff returns, had 36 yards in yards in Boston College's more than con- be aware of his running threats as he had 1 10 attempts. vincing 38-16 win on September 4 in Col- end-around rushes for a seven-yard The defense gave up 422 yards in the air lege Station. He (juickly silenced the average in 1981. against Texas A&M, but most of that real cadenced cheers of the Aggie fans by hit- Tight end Scott Nizolek is also a threat to estate came after 'garbage time" as they ting two touchdown passes in the first half break open a game. He had three catches say in the NBA. The verdict had alread\ and adding another on the ground. for 69 yards in Jackie Sherrill s depressing been decided. George Radachowsky not But, it should not have been that surpris- debut, and he also punted for a 44-yard only has the longest name in the nation, ing that F"lutie was so effective. The sopho- average. He was second in receptions last but he had one of the country s top inter- more has now quarterbacked the Eagles to year on the club with a 31 for 406 yards. ception totals last season (7). A player with five victories in the seven games he has The Boston College offensive line is held 4.5 speed, Radachowsky was an All-New started since a fine fourth-quarter per- down by Steve Lively, probabh the big- England pick a year ago. formance against Penn State a year ago. gest offensive guard in the nation (6-4, 276) Junior Poles, a starting tackle, and Steve In the seven games he has started Boston and co-captain center Jack Belcher. Lively DeOssie a linebacker, are the other top College has averaged 32 points per game was a 290-pound fullback in high school defenders for the Eagles. Poles has had an and over 400 yards in t(jtal offense. (picture William Perry at fullback) and he injury plagued career, but had 98 tackles a And he plays well against the best moved to the line when he got to "The year ago and led the down linemen in stops opposition. In addition to his fine efforts Hill.