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He could McFadden by Scott pictured on the front cover are Walter Cox, George Fritts, become Clemson's all-time iron man before he Joe Blalock, Bob Sharpe, Charlie Timmons and graduates. Mickey Plyler profiles another fine of- Joe Payne. fensive lineman who has migrated South from New Jersey. Interior Photos by Jim Moriarty, Bob Waldrop, Lance McKinney, Scott Harke, Ben Hendricks, 7 David Treadwell Mark Houde, Rob Biggerstaff, and Vern Verna. How many players in the NFL did not play high The Departments school football? Clemson has a graduate with ACC Schedule 28 the Denver Broncos who can make that claim. Alma Mater 87 Athletic Director 11 David Treadwell, who works in the off-season for Athletic Staff 31 Dow Chemical, is one of the great stories of the Band Program 105 NFL this season. Tim Bourret recreates this suc- Bengal Babes 70 cess story. Car Dealers 42 Cheerleaders 110 37 Shrine Bowl Coaches, All-Sports 21 Emergency Services 67 Each December high school all-stars from Fall Sports Schedule 84 North Carolina and South Carolina meet in Future Football Schedules 25 Charlotte in a game that benefits more than just IPTAY 101 players, coaches and fans. IPTAY Officers 46 Managers 40 49 Poll History Memorial Stadium 27 Official's Signals 68 of College football is the most popular of the in- Picture the Week 58 Stadium Information 19 tercollegiate sports and it just might be due to Statistics, Individual 3 its championship format. It is the only sport that Strength All-Americans 65 is not decided a playoff. Hiller ex- by Susan Today's Game 2 amines the history of the AP Poll and its affect Trainers 76 on the game. Tiger Life 87 University Officials 17 52 Senior Spotlights University Feature 106 University President 9 With a streak of 41 consecutive Top 20 rank- ings, three bowl wins and three ACC Champion- Players and Coaches ships, this has been one of the most successful Alphabetical Roster, Clemson 54 Alphabetical Roster, Opponent 59 classes in Clemson history. Here is some infor- Assistant Coaches 14 mation on some contributors to that success. Danny Ford 13 Graduate Assistant Coaches 71 62 Hall of Famers Lineups, Starting 56 Medical Staff 29 Each year the Clemson athletic department Meet the Tigers 33 honors many of its graduates with selection to Numerical Roster, Clemson 56 the Clemson Hall of Fame. Four Clemson greats Numerical Roster, Opponent 57 in basketball, football and administration will join Opponent Players 74 the hall today in halftime ceremonies. Strength Coaches 65 Tiger Rookies 39 77 Support Staff Clemson Football Program One of the most under-publicized, but need- Committee ed groups associated with the Clemson program Chairman: Len Gough are the student managers and trainers. Many of Designer: Tim Bourret them put in longer than the players and days Editors: Tim Bourret and Tim Match coaches. Eric Young and Heather Czeczok take Program Staff: Bob Bradley, Hazel Modica, us through a typical day. Sam Blackman, Annabelle Vaughan, Heather Czeczok, Eric Young, Mickey Plyler, Caroline 78 Tiger All-Stars Werntz, Greg Prigerson, April Sain. Printing: Electric City Printing Company of Here is a look at some all-star performers Anderson, SC within the Clemson sports program. Additional Copies 110 The Last Word Extra copies of this program are available at $4.00 a piece. Send checks (payable to Clem- Today marks the 50th anniversary of Clem- son Athletic Department) to: Sports Information Office, Box 632, Clemson, son's first bowl team, the 1939 squad that played SC 29633 in the 1940 Cotton Bowl. Bob Bradley takes us back 50 years to review that landmark season. 62 '89 Clemson Football 1 Today's Game By Tim Bourret Clemson 1982 35-10-1 .772 AP top 20 rankings to its credit and three bowl N. Carolina 1983 35-11-0 .761 victories. It certainly appears they will have a Maryland 1979 35-12-0 .745 Clemson Seniors Among ACC Best shot to become the first Clemson class to win Clemson 1988 34-12-2 .729 Clemson's senior class will make its final ap- four straight bowl games. Clemson 1989 34- 8-2 .795 pearance in Memorial Stadium this afternoon Clemson's senior class includes: Gary Cooper Maryland 1985 34-14-0 .708 when Clemson takes on Wake Forest. The group (WR, Ambridge, PA); Chip Davis (WR, Evans, of 19 seniors is closing out one of the top careers ACC's Winningest Classes GA); Bruce Dixon (TE, West Union, SC); Rodney in ACC and Clemson history. A look at the list All Games by Percentage Fletcher (WR, Barnesville, GA); Wayne Harps of winningest ACC classes shows that this group School Class Record PCT (OLE, Griffin, GA); Chris Hart (DB, Miami, FL); of seniors can become the winningest class in Maryland 1953 34- 5-1 .863 Joe Henderson (TB, Freehold, NJ); Joe Cobb ACC history if the Tigers win each of their last Maryland 1954 34- 5-1 .863 (SN, Greenville, SC); James Lott (FS, Kan- three regular season games plus a bowl game. Clemson 1984 37- 6-2 .844 napolis, NC); Wesley McFadden (FB, Chester, This class has a record of 34-8-2 heading into Maryland 1955 34- 6-1 .841 SC); Dorian Mariable (LB, Spartanburg, SC); 36- 7-2 the Wake Forest game and the record for most Clemson 1983 .822 Otis Moore (DT, Augusta, GA); Chris Morocco Clemson 1989 34- 8-2 .795 wins by an ACC class is 37. (GR, Athens, GA); Carey Palmer (SS, Anderson, Clemson 1981 37-10-0 .787 This class can get as high as .8125 in terms SC); Hank Phillips (C, Spruce Pine, NC); Jeff Maryland 1978 37-10-1 .781 of winning percentage and that would be the Taylor (OLB, Seneca, SC); Vince Taylor (LB, Clemson 1982 35-10-1 .772 sixth highest winning percentage in history. Clearwater, ACC N. Carolina 1983 35-11-0 .761 FL); Ron Wessinger (OG, Chapin, As far as Clemson history is concerned, a .8125 SC); Fernandez West (WR, Cornelia, GA). winning percentage would rank fifth. ACC Winningest Classes The record for most wins over ACC teams by Vs ACC Teams by Total Wins Gardocki in Top 15 in Field Goals and Punting a class is 24 by the Clemson class of 1984. School Class Record PCT Is there another kicker in America as versatile William Perry and company had a 24-2 record Clemson 1984 24-2 .923 as Clemson's Chris Gardocki? He can be con- against ACC teams, a .923 winning percentage. Maryland 1985 23-2 .920 sidered a candidate for Ail-American as a punter 22-5 .815 With two more ACC games left on the schedule, Clemson 1985 or kicker. Clemson 1986 21-6-1 .768 this year's seniors can reach a tie for third in Last year Gardocki would have ranked in the Clemson 1988 21-6-1 .768 terms of wins over ACC teams in a career.