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Obed Ariri, Placekicker, 1980: Set or tied nine NCAA records for field goal kicking and scoring...NCAA all-time leader in career field goals with 63 at the time of his graduation and he led the country with 23 as a senior...tied the national record with the most consecutive games with at least one field goal at 14...had seven in a season and 17 career multiple field goal games to tie NCAA records...set seven other ACC and eight Clemson records...second in kick-scoring points with 288 for both Clemson and the ACC...played three seasons of soccer at Clemson...once kicked three field goals to beat Notre Dame,16-10 in football, and scored the only goal in an NCAA soccer win over South Carolina on the same weekend...seventh-round draft pick for the Baltimore Colts in 1981...played for Tampa Bay Bucs in 1984.


Jeff Davis, Linebacker, 1981: First-team All-American nicknamed "The Judge"... still holds Clemson record for most tackles in a game (24) and in a season (175)...has the second best career tackles mark with 469...has the most caused fumbles in a career (10) and most career recovered fumbles (8)...Defensive MVP of the 1981 Orange Bowl when Clemson downed Nebraska to win the na- tional championship...captain of Clemson's 1981 National Championship team...fifth-round draft pick for the Tampa Bay Bucs...played for Bucs 1962-87 and was the team's leading tackler four seasons...also captain of Tampa Bay team for four of his six seasons... National Line-man-of-the-Year by the Atlanta Touchdown Club his senior season...1989 Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, and inducted into the Ring of Honor in 1995...named to Clemson's Centennial team in April,1996.

Terry Kinard, Free Safety, 1981-82: First and still the only Clemson player to be unanimous All-American pick...first two-time Clemson All-American defensive back...a first-team AP All-American two years in a row, the only Clemson player to do that...CBS National Player-of-the-Year for the 1982 season...chosen to the USA Today All-College Football Team in the 1980's...two year member of the All-ACC team...all-time Clemson leader in interceptions with 17, a mark that tied the 20-year old ACC record...holds Clemson record for tackles by a defensive back with 294 in his career...first-round pick of the New York Giants in 1983, he was the lOth pick of the entire draft...played with Super Bowl Champion Giants in 1986 and was with the club 1983-89...played in the l988 Pro Bowl game...played with Houston Oilers in l990...named to Clemson's Centennial team in April, l996.

Perry Tuttle, Wide Receiver, 1981: First-team All-American...all-time Clemson leader in career receptions, reception yards, single-season yardage, and most yards receiving by a junior...all-time Clemson leader in career receptions at end of his career...had five receptions for 56 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown pass in Clemson's Orange Bowl victory over Nebraska.. that was the final catch of his career...made Sports Illustrated cover with touchdown celebration in that game, only Clemson athlete on the cover of SI while still a Clemson athlete... caught at least one pass in each of his last 32 games..nicknamed "P.T." ...first-round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills he was the l9th pick of the draft ..played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, he helped that team to Gray Cup Championship in 1990...named to Clemson's Centennial team in April,1996.

Jeff Bryant, Tackle, 1981: Second-team All American on Clemson's National Championship team ...still has the sixth best single season tackles for loss mark with 19 in the 1981 season... led the National Championship team in sacks and tackles for loss...first-team All-ACC that year...still ranks in top 10 in Clemson history in career sacks and " tackles for loss...will always be remembered for his fumble recovery at North Carolina in 1981 late in the fourth period of Clemson's 10-8 victory that kept the National Championship hopes alive...first-round pick of the Seattle Seahawks in the 1982 draft, he was the number-six pick of the entire draft...with Seahawks from 1982-93 and is second in Seahawk's history in career sacks...named to Clemson's Centennial team in April, l996.

Lee Nanney, Offensive Tackle, l981: Nanney was a second-Team UPI All-American in 1981, Clemson's National Championship season ..a co-captain of the 1980 and 1981 teams...a native of Spartanburg, he was a three-year starter for the Tigers...he started 35 straight games between 1979-81 ...honorable mention All-American by AP in 1981 and a four-time State Offensive Lineman-of-the-Week...winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy for the ACC and the state in 1980...named the team's most improved player in 1980.

William Perry, Middle Guard, 1982-84: First three time All-American at Clemson...l3th ACC player named two-time consensus All-American.. first among Division I players in tackles for loss as a senior with 2.45 per game...only fourth defensive player to be named All-ACC player for three years...first Clemson player to be a three-time selection to the All-ACC team. Clemson's all-time leader in quarterback sacks with 25 until his brother Michael Dean broke the record three years later.... tied for single season sack record at l0...all-time ACC leader in tackles for loss with 60 in his career until Michael Dean broke it by one in 1987...first Clemson down lineman to lead the team in tackles...Lombardi Award Finalist in 1984. nicknamed "Refrigerator" ...first-round draft pick for the Chicago Bears won National Championship as rookie with Clemson l981 and Super Bowl Championship as rookie with the Chicago Bears in 1985...named to Clemson's Centennial team in April,1996.

Johnny Rembert, Linebacker, 1982: Third-team AP All-American...finished senior season as the second leading tackler behind Terry Kinard ...named to All-ACC team in 1982..had eight career interceptions, the highest total ever by a linebacker, and he only played two years at Clemson...ranked eighth in the nation in interceptions with 0.6 a game in 1982, that is highest ranking ever by a Clemson linebacker...selected to Blue-Gray game and Senior Bowl, but withdrew due to injury...Junior College All-American from Cowley College...played with the New England Patriots for a decade, he was a fourth-round pick of the Patriots in 1983...played in the 1988 and 1989 Pro Bowls, he was an All-Pro selection according to Sports Illustrated in 1988.

James Robinson, Defensive Tackle, 1983: Second-team All- American according to the Sporting News in 1983...has one of the top tackles for loss marks (25) in Clemson history...All-ACC as a senior, he had 83 tackles to match his uniform number...major reason Clemson finished 9-1-1 in 1982 and 1983...played in 1983 Blue-Gray Game...signed with Los Angeles of the USFL in 1984...played with the Express in 1984 and 1985, but suffered a career-ending knee injury.

James Farr, Offensive Guard, 1983: Third-team AP All-American in 1983...first-team All-ACC...started 34 consecutive games, including every game in 1983, and 35 total for his career...major reason Clemson was l2th in the nation in rushing and lOth in scoring in 1983...twice named the ACC offensive Lineman-of-the-Week selected to play in the Blue-Gray Game and the East-West Shrine Game...1983 recipient of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy for the ACC...played with the Washington Federals of the USFL in 1984 and with the Orlando Renegades in 1985.

Dale Hatcher, Punter, 1984: Second-team All-American as a senior, honorable mention his junior year...the only player in Clemson history to average over 40 yards a punt in four seasons...only player to lead Clemson in punting for four straight years... Clemson's #2 career punting average leader with 42.9 yards...number-one on the career list in net punting, 40.7 yards per punt...finished 20th in the nation in punting his senior year...holds school record or most punts over 50 yards (44) and most punts inside the 20-yard line (69)...l9th in the nation in punting as a freshman, seventh as a junior and 20th as a senior...third-round pick of the LA Rams in the l985 draft, he was the 77th player chosen...led the NFL in net punting in 1985, his rookie season...played in the Pro Bowl as a rookie and was an All-Pro selection...played six years with the Los Angeles Rams and one with Miami...named to Clemson's Centennial team in April,1996.

Donald Igwebuike, Placekicker, 1984: Third-team AP All-American who booted the (ongest field goal in the ACC in each of his last three seasons...led the nation and the ACC in field goal percentage with a .941 senior season mark..came to Clemson to play soccer, he played in two NCAA tournaments, 1980 and 1981...tied for l3th in the nation as a senior in kick-scoring with an 8.1 average...a perfect 43-43 on PATs in his career and made 32-43 field goals...only Tiger to boot at least one 50-yard field goal in four straight seasons...had five career field goals of 50 or more yards to set Clemson record...in his last three seasons he was 107-180 on non-returnable Kickotts...a lOth-round pick of the Tampa Bay Bucs after the 1984 season.

Steve Reese, Offensive Guard, 1985: Second team, All-American by Football News who was an honorable mention choice as a junior...first-team All-ACC...in on 776 plays for a season average of over 70 plays per game, the most by a Clemson player at that time...came on strong at the end of his senior season with 54 knock- down blocks in the last five games of the season...major reason Clemson was in the top 10 in the nation in rushing during the 1985 season.

Terrence Flagler, Tailback, 1986: First-team All-American according to the Football Writers Association and runnerup in ACC Player-of the-Year voting in 1986...finished l3th in the nation in rushing, but third in yards-per-carry among players with at least 800 yards...third Clemson player to score four touchdowns in a single game ..still holds Clemson single game record for all-purpose running with 274 yards at Wake Forest in 1986...also still holds Clemson rushing record for yards gained in a three-game, five-game, six- g game and seven-game series...set Clemson regular season record for yards per game with l06.9 figure in l986...drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round (25th pick) in 1987 draft...earned two Super Bowl Championship rings with the 49ers.

John Phillips, Offensive Guard, 1986-87: First-team All-American as a junior who was second-team All-American as a senior...made All-ACC team two consecutive years ...captured Jacobs Blocking Trophy for South Carolina two years in a row...had single season record of 103 knockdown blocks as a junior, he concluded his career with 245 knockdown blocks, third in Clemson history...still only Tiger with a pair of 100-knockdown block seasons, he had 100 in 1986 and 103 in 1987...started 32 games and played in 47 for his career...co-captain of Clemson's 1987 team with Michael Dean Perry...graduate assistant coach at Clemson for 1990 and 1991.

Michael Dean Perry, Defensive Tackle, 1987: First-team All-American...ACC Player-of-the-Year as a senior..set the ACC record for career tackles for loss (61 ) and career sacks (28) both were previously held by his brother William...tied for single-season sack record at l0...tied the Clemson single game tacklefor-loss mark against N.C. State in 1987 with five to for 34 yards...finalist (one of three) for Outland Trophy in 1987...played in both the Hula and Japan Bowls...All-ACC in 1986 and 1987...a second-round pick of the Cleveland Browns in 1988 draft, he has already been All-Pro four times and has played in five Pro Bowls...named to Clemson's Centennial team in April,1996.

David Treadwell, Placekicker, 1987: Consensus first-team All-America place-kicker...walked on to Clemson team and was red-shirted, then a reserve behind Donald Igwebuike in 1984 ...leading vote getter on All-ACC Sportswriters' first team, receiving all but one of the votes in 1987...fifth in the nation with 1.8 field goals per game...will always be remembered for beating Georgia with field goals inside the last 10 seconds in 1986 and 1987...six times in his career he won or tied games with field goals inside the last three minutes of the fourth quarter...participated in the Hula Bowl, kicking three field goals and an extra point..with the Denver Broncos, he played in the Pro Bowl after the 1989 season as a rookie... All-Rookie team selection in 1989...also played with New York Giants in 1993 and 1994.

Donnell Woolford, Cornerback, 1987-88: Consensus first-team All- American cornerback, along with Kinard the only Clemson defensive backs to make All-American for two seanons...first player in Clemson history to record double figures in PBUs in three different seasons...Clemson's career leader in PBUs with 44...finalist for the Thorpe Award in 1988...first-team All-ACC fortwo years, top vote getter on defense in 1988...selected for both the East-West Shrine Bowl and the Hula Bowl his senior season...a first-round pick of the Chicago Bears, he was the llth pick of the draft overall...currently starting for the Chicago Bears, he played in the 1994 Pro Bowl...named to Clemson's Centennial team in April,1996.

Stacy Long, Offensive Tackle, 1989-90: Consensus first-team All-American his senior year, he was a first team Sporting News All-American as a junior ...one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy in 1990, only the second Clemson player to do so...first-team All-ACC performer for two years...had 141 knockdown blocks in his career, a record for an offensive tackle...two-time ACC Player-of-the-Week in 1990, he was a six-time choice in his carrer, more than any other Tiger...one of the reasons Clemson won 40 games between 1987 and 1990, the fourth best record in college football ...11th round pick of the Chicago Bears in 1991, he spent 1991 on injured reserve...named to Clemson's Centennial team in April,1996.

Chris Gardocki, Placekicker, l989-90 Second-team as a junior and a third-team choice as a sophomore place kicker...an honorable mention choice at punter as well by UPI as a freshman, sophomore and junior ...ranked fourth in punting and tied for fourth in placekicking in the nation as a junior...second player in the NCAA to finish in the Top 10 in both categories in the same season, the first to do it twice...tied ACC record for longest field goal with a 57-yarder against Appalachian State in 1990...had a pair of four-field-goal games in 1990...recorded 72 consecutive PATs to set Clemson record, he never missed one in his Clemson career...had 20 multiple field goal games in Clemson career...tied Obed Ariri's career record for total field goals with 63...third-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1991, he left Clemson after his junior year...named to Clemson's Centennial team in April,1996.

Levon Kirkland, Outside Linebacker, 1990-91: Semifinalist for 1991 Lombardi Award ...first-team All-American that season according to Kodak/AFCA, Sporting News, Scripps Howard and Walter Camp and a second-team choice by UPI and Football News...named a second-team AP and UPI All-American in 1990 as a junior...only underclassman to be a finalist for the 1990 Butkus Award...ranked fourth in Clemson history in career sacks with 19 and sixth in career tackles for loss with 40...tied with William Perry for second in fumble recoveries with seven...third on Clemson's number-one ranked rushing defense in tackles in 1991 with 67..standout on Clemson's number-one ranked total defense in l990...earned MVP honors in the 1989 Mazda Gator Bowl with nine tackles, a sack and three quarter- back pressures...second- round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1992...named to Clemson's Centennial team in 1996.

Rob Bodine, Middle Guard, 1991: A first-team All-America choice in 1991 according to the Football Writers, a second-team selection according to AP, Sporting News, and College and Pro Football Weekly...an honorable mention All-America choice of UPI and Football News...originally came to Clemson as a walk-on...first-team All-ACC selection by AP/ACSWA in 1991 for second straight year...led the nation in tackles for loss as a senior with 27, that mark tied William Perry's single season mark...ranked third on the Clemson career tackles for loss list with 48...tied for seventh in Clemson history in career sacks with 15...also ranked l3th in Clemson history in tackles ...anchored the defensive line on the unit that led the nation in rushing defense in 1991...accomplished all of this in three years at Clemson, he played at North Dakota as a freshman...only walk-on non-kicker in Clemson history to earn first-team All-American.

Jeb Flesch, Offensive Guard, l99l: A first-team All-American according to AP UPI Football News, and Walter Camp, and a first-team All-ACC choice... the leader of the offensive line that led the Tigers to the ACC title in total offense in l99l ...team leader in knockdown blocks during the 1991 regular season with 72, he led the team in that catcgory in six different games...had 262 KD blocks for his career, just 10 shy of tying the Clemson record held by Eric Harmon...in for 2,630 plays for his career,...started 45 consecutive games, he ended his career ranked second in Clemson history in career starts by an offensive lineman and second in starts by any player regardless of position...signed a free-agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks in 1992.

Ed McDaniel, Linebacker, 1991: A first-team All-American according to College and Pro Football Weekly and an honorable mention choice according to Football News...a thirdteam AP All American and a first-team All-ACC choice by AP/ACSWA...the number-one tackler on the defense that led the nation in rushing defense in 1991, he had 114 tackles to his credit for the season...led the Tigers in tackles three of the four years he played, including 1990 when Clemson won the nat'ional Yitle ln total defense, 1991 when Clemson won the national rushing defense crown and 1988 when the Tigers also ranked in the top five nationally in total defense...ranks third in Clemson history in total tackles with 389...went over the century mark in tackles three times in his career...one of four semifinalists for the 1991 Butkus Award...fifth-round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 1992...he was starting linebacker in 1994.

Stacy Seegars, Offensive Guard, 1992-93: One of the most decorated linemen in Clemson history, he was a first-team All-America choice according to AP, Walter Camp, Scripps-Howard, and Football News in 1993 and was a second-team choice of AP and UPI in 1992...selected to the 1993 Academic All-ACC football squad...just the fourth player in Clemson history to reach 200 knockdown blocks for his career, he had 213.. averaged five knockdowns per game for his career...a two-time All-ACC choice..tied the Clemson single season record for knockdown blocks in 1992 with 103.

Nelson Welch, Place Kicker, 1992: Third-team AP All-America as a sophomore, just the second sophomore in Clemson history to be chosen to an AP All-America team...first- or second-team All-ACC all four years he played for Clemson, first Tiger to do that...held 14 Clemson records when he graduated including most field goals in a career (72)...that total was also an ACC record...Clemson's career scoring leader with 301 points...ranked in the top 15 in the nation in field goals per game all four years he was at Clemson; l3th as a senior, l4th as a junior, 2nd as a sophomore, and 4th as a freshman...had five field goals in a game three times, only Tiger in history to kick five field goals in a game...had a Tiger record 25 multiple field goal games in his career...kicked game-winning field goal at Virginia in 1992 with 52 seconds left, giving Clemson a 29-28 win, culminating Clemson's 28-point comeback...signed free-agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995.

Brian Dawkins, Strong Safety, 1995: Second-team All-American according to AP and Sporting News in 1995...first-team All-ACC in 1995, second-team in 1993 and 1994...ranked eighth in the nation in interceptions in 1995 with six...set Clemson record for interceptions in a quarter in Duke game with three in 1995...named Sports Illustrated's National Defensive Player of the Week for that performance...tied for second in Clemson history in career takeaways with 15...finished his career third in Clemson history in career tackles by a defensive back...second-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1996 draft...named to Clemson's Centennial team in April 1996.

Anthony Simmons, Linebacker, 1995: UPI's National Freshman of the Year...The only defensive player to that...Third-Team All-American by AP...First Team All-ACC and ACC Rookie-of-the-Year