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After reading 76er's super daily reports of Frank Howard's year to
Jul 11, 2022, 10:06 AM
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year win/loss records (written within O.J.'s daily posts)..it's a wonder why ole Frank was kept on as HC for so long!
Hey..I watched, interviewed & met the Coach several times from 1959-1989 and drove 250 miles to attend his funeral on a dreary cold Super Bowl Sunday to show my respects & to honor his legacy at Clemson.
Yes..he helped plan, build & maintain Memorial Stadium..was at 1st meeting of and then personally helped get IPTAY rolling among the masses by driving his car thru out the state in the hot Summers w/o AC to beg for $10 a year (or a chicken or corn)..used his wit & humor to get national coverage..talked us into couple major bowls when we probably didn't deserve it (Ranked only about #11/12 vs #1 LSU in Jan1959 Sugar Bowl)..loved his Teams..was a tireless worker & communicator..was loyal..knew how to work the state's Usc politicians to get road Hwy 123 built from G'ville to hidden Clemson..stayed in Tigertown his entire adult life and was buried up above the Stadium so to watch his Boys play & win.
Guess I answered my question!
Thx Coach for you did a lot with what you had and even many of those losses were close and tough battles.
Note: It was know among opposing coaches that playing against stout Clemson lines, even with a win, would drain your team so badly that a loss the next week could occur, and often did~
GO TiGERS..ROCK the HiLL!
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Re: After reading 76er's super daily reports of Frank Howard's year to
Jul 11, 2022, 10:21 AM
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He was a legend in a time when there were few in the game.
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Re: After reading 76er's super daily reports of Frank Howard's year to
Jul 11, 2022, 10:45 AM
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Back in the day folks were much more patient than today. Especially when it involved a legend like Howard.
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Re: After reading 76er's super daily reports of Frank Howard's year to
Jul 11, 2022, 10:56 AM
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Remember it was a different era and the vast majority of his coot games had to be played in Columbuia
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Re: After reading 76er's super daily reports of Frank Howard's year to
Jul 11, 2022, 6:37 PM
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And the Ga Tech games in Atlanta.
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Re: After reading 76er's super daily reports of Frank Howard's year to
Jul 11, 2022, 11:12 AM
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Didn't hurt that he was the AD. I forget which year it was, '66 or '67, he was hung in effigy by some students. Never forget "three yards and a cloud of dust."
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Re: After reading 76er's super daily reports of Frank Howard's year to
Jul 11, 2022, 12:27 PM
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No it wasn't 66/67. I was a student them and we had good teams those years and could have been great if we had a kicker that could hit an extra point. Still won ACC both years
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Re: After reading 76er's super daily reports of Frank Howard's year to
Jul 11, 2022, 6:19 PM
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Not so, we were 6 and 4 both years. The next two years we won 5 each year.
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Hard to believe Frank Howard coached 29 years
Jul 11, 2022, 12:12 PM
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Dabo would have to coach until 2037 to equal his tenure. Also hard to believe Clemson football has only had 10 head coaches since 1930.
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Re: Hard to believe Frank Howard coached 29 years
Jul 11, 2022, 12:31 PM
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Well, we will done with the GOR by then. ??
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Re: After reading 76er's super daily reports of Frank Howard's year to
Jul 11, 2022, 6:30 PM
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Don't want to hear NOBODY saying anything bad about COACH HOWARD, he devoted his entire life to CLEMSON. WE would not be where we are today with out him. He was a legend and deserves to respected as long as Clemson is called CLEMSON!!
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