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C. 29608 Area 803 242-5262 Contents Today's Features The Departments November 12, 1983 2-3 Today's Game and Statistics 8 Cheerleaders Clemson vs. Maryland/Memorial Stadium 11 Clemson University Athletic Director m Half a Bruise Brother 13 D Clemson senior middle guard William Devane has 17 University Officials 21 Information had a storied career at Clemson dating back to a fine Stadium Club game as a freshman against Duke, to the fumble 23 Clemson IPTAY Trainers recovery in the Orange Bowl against Nebraska to 24 countless sacks and big plays as a junior and senior 27 Athletic Administration Coaches Johnnv Jones reflects on Devane's career, examines 31 Clemson his off field life and his future. 70 Managers „ Balloons Galore 103 Tiger Band Clemson has set a lot of records on the gridiron in recent years, but today the Tigers will try to set one from above the gridiron. Over 300,000 balloons will Players be set free before today s game, an experience that and Coaches should put all of you in the Guinness Book of Records 9 Head Coach Danny Ford Jill Mixon takes a look at what goes into blowing up 25 Assistant Coaches 300,000 balloons. Strength Coaches „ Season Ticket 32 37 Meet the Tigers / The ACC Basketball season is upon us and there will 41 Graduate Assistant Coaches be even more exposure for the nation s most pres- 50 Clemson Alphabetical Roster tigious league this year. In addition to the regular 52 Clemson Numerical Roster games RAYCOM is providing subscription TV of 53 Opponent Numerical Roster ACC games meaning 50 of the 56 regular season 55 Opponent Alphabetical Roster league games will be on some type of television this 62 Meet Today's Opponent year. 64-65 Today's Matchups . ~ University Feature 4o Shrimpers on the East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico Today's Program is published by the Clemson Football Pro- are apparently taking to a device originally designed gram Committee: to save turtles, but which also can increase shrimp Manager: Allison Dalton catch and save fuel. Editor: Tim Bourret . All-Time Team Designer & Assistant Editor: Kim Kelly-Bishop 40 We got a good response on our ballot for the all-time Assistant Manager: Ann Smith Clemson team. Over 300 of you responded and there Staff Assistants: Bob Bradley, Jeff Rhodes, Jill Mixon, Al were some interesting and close races in the first fan Bynum, Sam Blackman and Johnny Jones poll. Sam Blackman reviews some of the accomplish- Printing: R.L. Bryan Company of Columbia, SC ments of the first team, while the complete listing of the first three teams and top vote-getters is on page Photo Credits: A special thanks to the Clemson Communica- 104. tions Center staff of Jim Burns, Charles Haralson, Tom an JR - Shockley, Vince Ducker, Hal Smith, Ben Hendricks, Jim Mar- D I Clemson s J R is not a mean guy off the field like the tin, Lance McKinney and Dave Lewis. Also thanks to Earle man portrayed in the popular TV series. But, you Martin, Jim Bradley and the Orange & White. could not convince opponent defenses of that fact the Charles Haralson of the Clemson Communica- Jeff Rhodes profiles Clemson's fifth-year defensive On Cover: tions Department has photographed two of Clemson's top tackle who leads all down linemen on the team in Robinson tackles. senior linemen, William Devane (#94) and James 28-2-2 Senior Spotlights (#83). They have been significant reasons Clemson is over the last three seasons y I This is the final home game for the Tigers in 1983 and thus the final appearance for this year's group of 21 senior players. Tim Bourret takes a look at the careers of many of this year's senior class. Academic Excellence 1 An 1UU Clemson quarterback Mike Eppley is a solid candi- National Advertising by: Spencer Marketing date for the 1983 national Academic All-America New York, NY team. The last Clemson quarterback to make the team was Steve Fuller, a two-time selection Tim Bourret views how the team is chosen, and its mean- ing to an athlete. 1 Seniors' Last Hurrah By Jeff Rhodes ference loss in his 10-game career. Last week, play man and he doesn't mind hitting you just Auburn coach Pat Dye went for a fourth-and- on general principle. The conference leader Maryland's football team is like the stereo- five because he said that the best defense in interceptions, Clarence Baldwin, anchors typical image that television has created against Esiason was to keep him on the bench. the Maryland Theft Corps. This Hyattsville, about in-laws. They come around too often This quarterback is also accurate, as he has MD, native is seventh on the team in tackles and irritate you to death. Maryland is one of completed 56 percent of his passes for nearly and he has seven steals to his credit. two teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference half a mile and he has only thrown intercep- The nation's two longest extra point streaks which has the upper hand in the series record tions six times this season. Last week, Esiason will be on the line today as Maryland's Jess with Clemson and the Terrapins have won threw for 355 yards against Auburn to set one Atkinson and Clemson s Bob Paulling go foot- seven of the last 10 meetings. There is nothing of his many single-game records and two of to-foot. Atkinson has 75 straight PATs while that Danny Ford and his Tiger Police Force his better games have come against Clemson Paulling has been successful on his last 63 would like better than to give the Terrapin (167 yards in 1981 and 279 last year). efforts (including bowl games). Paulling has Bowl Express a speeding ticket. A little-known statistical category is nick- more kicks this season, however, leading Maryland coach Bobby Ross has twice names, and this native of East Islip, NY who 28-24. Atkinson, only a junior, has an excel- brought a team into Death Valley, and both quarterbacks Maryland leads the country in lent shot at the national record next year, times, Ross' Citadel teams took Clemson to this area, as Esiason has been called "Boomer" which is 124. In the field goal department, the wall before the Tigers escaped with 14-12 since before he was born. Paulling again has the edge as the St. Mat- and 10-7 wins over the Bulldogs. In 1983, last Quarterbacks who throw constantly have to thews, SC product is 14-16, while his Terrapin year's ACC Coach of the Year comes in with a have a set or multiple sets of hands on the counterpart is 13-17. different breed of animal in the Top 20 other end of these aerials in order to be suc- O.K. Tigers. You can put your test papers ranked Terrapins. Clemson will have to play cessful, and Maryland has some good sets. away. The team has finally answered all of the as well as it did against North Carolina to Greg Hill, a junior from Seat Pleasant, MD, is questions. After weeks of having just about avoid being the eighth ingredient in Mary- Esiason s favorite catch partner as he has 435 everybody wonder when this group would land's 1983 batch of turtle soup. yards on 21 receptions. Hill has some records play good football, the world found out last More than balloons will be filling the air of his own, as he holds the Maryland mark for week in Chapel Hill, NC. Both the Clemson over Memorial Stadium today as Maryland touchdowns with 13, six of which have come offense and defense played all 60 minutes and has had more than a passing fancy with foot- this year. Maryland also has thrown to its even though North Carolina held the edge in ball since Norman Julius Esiason, Jr. started at backs, as the two fullbacks. Rick Badanjek and statistics, the Tigers dominated every other quarterback 30 games ago. Mr. Esiason is Dave D'Addio, have 41 receptions between phase of the game, including the major one — another of those quarterbacks, like Doug them.