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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]. OFFICIAL PROGRAM • MEMORIAL STADIUM • SEPTEMBER 16, 1978 vs THE CITADEL Eastern Distribution is people who know how to handle things People who can get anything at all from one place to another on the right timetable, and in perfect condition. Murphy MacLean, Vice President/Florida, and Sherry Herren, Vice President/S. C. Eastern Distribution Office Manager Dianne Moore, Sales Representative Sherry Turner, and Controller Carrol Garrett Yes, the Eastern people on Harold Segars' Greenville, S. C, and Jacksonville, Fla., distribution team get things done, whether they're arranging the same-day movement of something you want out in a hurry, or consolidating loads to save you money through lower rates. 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Departments Ben Anderson Recalls 7 Clemson's 1970 season opener against 3 Today's Game The Citadel. 9 Clemson University 11 Administration Clemson's Favorite Cowboy 13 Athletic Director Bill McLellan 37 An exclusive interview with all-pro safety Charlie Waters of the Dallas Cowboys. 17 Stadium Information 19 Officials' Signals Voice of the Tigers 25 Clemson's Varsity Head Coaches 40 Jim Phillips enters his 11th season as Clemson's play-by-play announcer. 63 ACC Viewpoints 70 IPTAY Officers/Representatives Brand New Tiger "Rags" Tiger Cheerleaders/Alma Mater 44 The Tiger Marching Band gets new uni- 85 forms. 87 Clemson's Summer Camp Programs 93 Clemson's Football Ail-Americans Today's Band Program 45 Music from "Saturday Night Fever" and Broadway highlight pre-game and half- time entertainment. Players & Coaches Tiger Belles 21 Head Coach Charley Pell is enjoying 53 Grad student Jenny Tedder 23 Tiger Football Staff For the third consecutive year. Clemson's foot- her Clemson experience. 27 Meet The Tigers ball programs received a national award from the Meet the Seniors 38 The Citadel Players College Sports Information Directors of America. 57 Jerry Butler, Steve Fuller, Steve Ryan, 46 Clemson Roster The 1 975 and 1 976 editions were tabbed among and Randy Scott are four of Clemson's 48 Lineups/Numerical Rosters the top five in America by a panel of publications' AII-ACC returnees. 51 The Citadel Roster experts, whereas Clemson's and Notre Dame's Clemson's All-American Cheerleader 1 977 programs were judged the very best in the 61 Sophomore Vicky Woy brought All-Amer- nation. ica recognition to Clemson's cheerleading squad during summer competition. Photo Credits: A special thanks to Clemson's Football Isn't All Communications Center staff of Jim Burns. 90 Come early and stay late — there's plenty to do at Clemson outside Memorial Sta- Charles Haralson, Vince Ducker, Ben Hendricks, dium. Represented for National Advertising by: Hal Smith, Jim Martin, and David Lewis. Also, to Spencer Marketing Services Fred Toulmin 79 of Dallas, Texas, and Earle Celebration in Downtown Tigertown 370 Lexington Avenue 95 Pika's Annual First Friday Parade kicked Martin of Clemson. off the 1978 season yesterday afternoon. New York, N. Y. 10017 1 ! When the Tiger in Yout Tummy Starts to Growl ACROSS FROM LITTLEJOHN COLISEUM «fc Today's Game Tigers, Dogs Knock Heads In Season Opener H-e-e-r-r-r-re come the Tigers! A Harry Lynch TD pass with 6:45 Important Rule Change As Charley Pell's Orange-clad war- to play in that game brought The The NCAA Rules Committee has devised a riors run down the hill and hit the turf Citadel within two at 1 4-12 (which is procedure which prohibits "unfair crowd noise," of The Frank Howard Field of how the game eventually ended), and one that could drastically affect the outcome of a game in 1 978. All fans should be aware of the Clemson Memorial Stadium, it will but the Bulldog quarterback failed new rule. mark the opening of the 83rd grid- to cross the goal on a two-point When the referee grants the quarterback's re- iron campaign at Clemson Univer- conversion attempt. quest for a legal delay, he will stop the clock and charge himself with a timeout. When the referee sity. However, on the first play after again declares the ball ready for play, a new 25 And for the fifth time in this the the kickoff, a Tiger fumble was re- second count will begin. Should the ninth year of the decade of the 70 s, covered at the Clemson 20 to give quarterback subsequently request a second delay, the referee will, if in his opinion Clemson is playing host to The the Cadets another opportunity. the crowd noise makes it impossible for the of- Citadel in its annual lid lifter. Two plays later Ricky Brown inter- fensive team to hear its signals, stop the clock and charge himself cepted a Citadel pass to nullify that with a second timeout. The referee will then ask the defensive captain to help chance, and the Tiger defender got quiet the crowd. Again, a new 25 second count A Close Game his second aerial theft of the day begins. Should You can count on a close game with just 21 seconds to play to halt a the referee honor a third request for a legal delay, the defensive team will be charged when these two state rivals tangle. drive that originated at the Clemson with a timeout. If it has used its three free time- Although the Tigers lead the series 27. outs, the defensive team will be penalized five with 26 wins compared to the Ca- yards for delay of the game. Immediately follow- ing this third timeout, the defensive team will be dets' five victories (there was a 7-7 Homecoming For Baker charged with an additional timeout or delay of tie in 1 921 ), a total of five points has First-year Citadel coach Art game penalty, whichever applies, for each sub- been the difference in the last two Baker is no stranger to Death Val- sequent unsuccessful attempt to start play be- cause of crowd noise. meetings. ley, as he coached the Tiger offen- It took a 23-yard field goal by Ciro sive backs from 1966-1969. Since Piccirillo with 54 showing he departed Tigertown, OFFICIAL'* seconds Baker has TIME,. the clock to the 10-7 assistant OFFEHjE on beat Dogs served as an at Texas MAY in 1976, and the 1973 season Tech and as head coach at Fur- HUDDLE opener was even more heart-stop- man, yet has not faced Clemson on ping. the field of play. Charley Pell Said It When asked if STREET & SMITH'S pre- -0 season prediction that the Tigers would go 1 1 in 1978 was realistic: 'They picked us to go 3-8 in 1977. Was that realistic? Good football teams aren't determined by pre-season predictions. It's what they do on the playing field that counts. Next Home Game Saturday, Sept. 30 vs. Villanova 1 :00 PM In 1967, Art Baker posed with his star pupil, Buddy Gore, and the latter's Atlantic Coast Conference Player-of-the-Year trophy. Baker was the Tigs' offensive backlield coach. 3 ifc Sports Feature The sun-baked crowd of more than 15,000 Clemson fans discovered that Saturdays are something special at Tigertown. White coach Jess Neely (left) and his '39 cap- tain, Joe Payne, map strategy. Saturday More than 15,000 Clemson parti- National Football Foundation's Hall of sans caught "Tigertown Fever" Satur- Fame, coached the White team. day, April 15th, five months prior to to- Joe Payne, captain of the '39 Tigers, day's 1978 season opener. and Clemson play-by-play announcer They came to celebrate the coaching Jim Phillips were his honorary assis- returns of legendary Tiger mentors tants. Jess Neely and Frank Howard. Howard, who directed Clemson to They also came to catch a sneak 165 victories and six other bowl berths preview of Charley Pell's second edi- from 1940-69, and a certain candidate tion Clemson Tigers, as April 15th for Hall of Fame honors in the very near marked the date of the Annual future, coached the Orange unit.