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Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974
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Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Jul 31, 2022, 6:22 AM

Some home video footage my father took in 1974. Those were the days!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwg0CZEoWmY

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Jul 31, 2022, 6:36 AM

Cool video! It's neat seeing the floats.

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Jul 31, 2022, 8:20 AM

They are actually called displays as they are stationary. Floats are built on wheeled structures and are meant to be moved around like in the Rose Bowl parade....FYI

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You didn’t go to school at Clemson, did you?


Jul 31, 2022, 1:22 PM

If you had you’d know that people at Clemson don’t give a danm what they call it at the Rose Bowl. We call them “floats” at homecoming.

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Re: You didn’t go to school at Clemson, did you?


Jul 31, 2022, 4:20 PM

My thoughts exactly!

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Re: You didn’t go to school at Clemson, did you?


Aug 1, 2022, 5:50 AM [ in reply to You didn’t go to school at Clemson, did you? ]

Been attending since 1975 and I have always heard them called "floats" at Clemson.

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Jul 31, 2022, 7:41 AM

My first Clemson home game as a 9 year old! Thanks for posting!!!

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Jul 31, 2022, 9:31 AM

Yes. Thanks for posting. I was 7 at Homecoming that year. I remember freezing our hinnies off at Tigerama in those early years.

GO TIGERS

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Aug 1, 2022, 9:22 AM [ in reply to Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974 ]

You are welcome!

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Jul 31, 2022, 7:53 AM

Great video I remember those displays being incredible for a couple of years there. Just huge and I loved the year with the 2huge, tall tigers on different sides of the street reaching acoss holding a banner I think.

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Aug 2, 2022, 5:04 AM

I think I have a photo of that float somewhere on my blog. I'll search for it.

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Jul 31, 2022, 8:01 AM

My freshman year - very cool!

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Jul 31, 2022, 9:41 PM

My freshman year too.

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Thanks!


Jul 31, 2022, 8:32 AM

and some great floats/displays! Good year that year, but two really bad years follow.

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Re: Thanks!


Jul 31, 2022, 9:46 AM

That was the fall I was in Tiger Band. Enjoyed the whole experience.

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Re: Thanks!


Jul 31, 2022, 10:25 AM

what did you play?

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Jul 31, 2022, 10:02 AM

This is fantastic. Thank you for sharing. By chance do you have any video from the skits inside the stadium?

I remember the skits being so much bigger, better sets, etc. Lately, they only showcase one skit at Tigerama. Also, they do the whole shown on the sidelines, not on the field.

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Jul 31, 2022, 12:04 PM

It surely doesn't seem the same these days.

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Aug 2, 2022, 5:05 AM [ in reply to Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974 ]

I don't have video of Tigerrama from that year. I do have some video from inside stadium during the game that I will post.

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Jul 31, 2022, 1:15 PM

that’s awesome - reminds me of being with mom.

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I for one am glad you are stopping. You are one of the most ignorant posters ever. You obviously think very highly of your own opinion, unlike the rest of us - RockHillTiger


Right in the middle of my time at Clemson! Bell Bottoms


Aug 1, 2022, 7:45 AM

for everyone!

:)

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Not even joking, I'm 90% sure that's my grandfather's


Aug 1, 2022, 8:09 AM

station wagon in front of the Red Parka float.

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Re: Not even joking, I'm 90% sure that's my grandfather's


Aug 1, 2022, 9:03 AM

i know we were there - that’s for sure. that was the pepsi bottle season - undefeated at home.

i was a wee lad, but one of my favorite seasons.
bennie cunningham was a hero to me - still is.

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Re: Not even joking, I'm 90% sure that's my grandfather's


Aug 2, 2022, 5:05 AM [ in reply to Not even joking, I'm 90% sure that's my grandfather's ]

Very cool!

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Scott...that Tiger with the chef's hat is from 1977...The


Aug 1, 2022, 9:22 AM

title of the display was,"Oh what a season" which won 1st place. The Tiger was adding spices to a large boiling pot and the teams that had already been beaten that year were already in the pot....

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Re: Scott...that Tiger with the chef's hat is from 1977...The


Aug 2, 2022, 5:41 AM

@Spud the display may be similar to something that was in 1977, but there is no question this footage is from 1974 season.

The 8mm was labeled as such and footage I have from the same reel was from the game on this day and the opponent was Duke. Clemson did not play Duke at home in 1977.

I'll post more from this reel later this week.

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Aug 1, 2022, 4:18 PM

One thing I remembered all these years was the float with the Tiger Band playing trombones and hitting the Duke Blue Devil in the head with it.

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Aug 1, 2022, 6:23 PM

Dude... thanks you made my day! I was there and distinctly remember the I love My Red Parka. Seeing Bowman at Homecoming and the music have me ready for the 2022 season. Let's Go!

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Aug 1, 2022, 7:13 PM


Some home video footage my father took in 1974. Those were the days!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwg0CZEoWmY





My graduation year!!! Didnt realize how dorky we looked.

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Aug 1, 2022, 7:33 PM

Those were the days. Men acted like men and Clemson was Clemson!!

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Wonderful nostalgia! One display/float appears to reference


Aug 1, 2022, 9:10 PM

Charlie Pell when Pell was still at Va Tech in 1974.

Could this actually be film of Homecoming 1976 ... or perhaps the “Pell Construction Company” display/float is not actually referencing Charlie Pell?

Either way ... great stuff! Thanks!

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Re: Wonderful nostalgia! One display/float appears to reference


Aug 2, 2022, 7:30 AM

The reference to Pell must be something other than Charlie Pell!? I am 100% certain the video is from 1974 Homecoming vs. Duke. In later footage on the same 8mm reel, a pan of the stadium after game showed the scoreboard....Clemson 17, Duke 13.

I don't have an explanation to the Pell Construction...but the video is most certainly 1974.

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Those are timeless and classic!


Aug 1, 2022, 11:10 PM

Thanks for sharing!

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Re: Those are timeless and classic!


Aug 2, 2022, 10:29 AM

You are welcome!

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Great stuff Scott


Aug 2, 2022, 12:24 AM

Thanks for sharing! I showed up in Tiger Town 5 years later -- what a great decision and destination!

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Re: Great stuff Scott


Aug 2, 2022, 3:46 AM

Last year that the Tiger Band wore Buzbees. You could carry a lot up inside that head gear. Circle Drills.

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Wonderful nostalgia! One display/float appears to reference


Aug 2, 2022, 6:01 AM

Charlie Pell when Pell was still at Va Tech in 1974.

Could this actually be film of Homecoming 1976 ... or perhaps the “Pell Construction Company” display/float is not actually referencing Charlie Pell?

Either way ... great stuff! Thanks!

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Re: Wonderful nostalgia! One display/float appears to reference


Aug 3, 2022, 5:29 PM

DueWest I can't explain the strange oddity of the float noting Pell Construction, but the film is most certainly the 1974 Homecoming Game.

The 8mm was labeled as such and footage I have from the same reel was from the game on this day and the opponent was Duke with the score of 17-13.

I'll post more from this reel later this week.

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Aug 3, 2022, 8:28 PM

All of the paws are straight up, when did the tilt to one o’clock start?

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Re: Part I: Home Movies Homecoming 1974


Aug 4, 2022, 5:52 AM

John Antonio originally designed the Tiger Paw with the 1:00 tilt in 1970.

The tilt just did not take true effect until later. You see the 12:00 unofficial Tiger Paws all through 70's and early 80's.

Even today, you see Clemson fans purchase a Tiger Paw Magnet or sticker on their car and do not tilt to the 1:00 angle.

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