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Peter Woods - more than a player
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Today, I had the pleasure of visiting the Clemson campus with a large group of students with special needs from Pendleton HS. We walked through Tiger Walk and Peter was eating lunch near the Tiger statue. I approached him to say hey, but said I didn't want to interrupt his lunch. He could not have been more welcoming to the whole group. He introduced himself to students as Peter, took pictures with kids, and helped one young man with getting up and down from a few stairs.
One student asked who he was playing this weekend. Another boisterous student said he had 20 bucks on Miami. Without missing a beat, Peter replied that he was losing that 20.
Love so much that our players "get it". They are much more than athletes. They deserve our support.
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Paw Master [16191]
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Thanks for the perspective and reminder
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Oct 19, 2023, 2:10 PM
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Go Tigers
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Re: Peter Woods - more than a player
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Oct 19, 2023, 2:21 PM
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So happy and proud that Peter chose Clemson!!!!!!!!!! He's a fine young man.
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THX Suwanee Tiger for sharing & your career choice!
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Oct 19, 2023, 2:27 PM
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Yes, Peter is special himself and i laughed about student who mentioned $20 bet against Team & HIM.
Go TiGERS!
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Re: THX Suwanee Tiger for sharing & your career choice!
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Oct 19, 2023, 6:02 PM
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I too am thankful for my career choice. After Clemson, I taught math in Georgia for 30 years before retiring to the Clemson area (guess I should be Townville Tiger now) in 2019. Did nothing in education during the pandemic but am now involved with Pendleton as an occasional substitute teacher and coaching the golf teams. Lots of great folks at Pendleton and thankful that the Lord opened these doors.
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Ultimate Tiger [34100]
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Re: Peter Woods - more than a player
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Oct 19, 2023, 2:27 PM
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Love hearing stories about our players. Good guys!
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Oct 19, 2023, 2:34 PM
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Terrific post. Thank for sharing!
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Oct 19, 2023, 2:44 PM
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And for all those angry at Dabo let this marinate for a while because this is the type of men he is trying to build and bring to Clemson. We might not agree on some of his recent comments, portal use, coaching hires, etc. but this we should all agree is bigger and more important than football. These men will end up pay dividends to Clemson and Clemson football for decades.
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Re: Peter Woods - more than a player
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Oct 19, 2023, 3:00 PM
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While I agree with your sentiments. It's not just a Dabo thing. It's a Clemson athletics department values initiative. It permeates through all of our Athletic coaches and departments on what athlete values should be. It doesn't matter if it's Clemson rowing, golf, volleyball, football, track, basketball, or baseball, softball and soon to be Gymnastics etc.
It's absolutely mind blowing what some of our athletes do and participate in on their own. Kudos to our amazing athletics department.
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As usual, you are spot on correct
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Oct 19, 2023, 6:09 PM
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A young man 8 years old recently had a terrible accident and has been in the hospital for several weeks in Greenville. Dabo sent him a video message wishing him well in his recovery. The gymnastics coach and all the girls except for 2 visited him in the hospital and autographed a poster. One set of his grandparents are Gamecocks. Grandma is now a Tiger fan too.
Clemson sure has changed from my time there in the late 80's. Even so, there is still something very special in those hills.
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Re: Peter Woods - more than a player
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Oct 19, 2023, 2:49 PM
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Suwanee, this didn't happen to be the same group that got to hang out with the Clemson women's basketball team was it?
We do have an amazing group of individuals in our athletic department. I've attached a picture because I haven't seen it on any of the Clemson or Clemson media websites.
Suwanee Tiger
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Team Captain [497]
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Oct 19, 2023, 6:14 PM
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I don't think this was the same group. The special ed dept at Pendleton does amazing work every day. I am fortunate to sub with them occasionally. They offer such caring support while propelling the kids forward in their lives.
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Re: Peter Woods - more than a player- a wonderful young man
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Oct 19, 2023, 3:34 PM
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unless you are on the opposing team. Then you better buckle up butter cup.
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Re: Peter Woods - more than a player
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Oct 19, 2023, 3:49 PM
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Most of our players are great ambassadors for Clemson University.
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Oct 19, 2023, 4:43 PM
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Thanks for sharing! Peter is what this program is about. Go Tigers!
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POTD!
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Oct 19, 2023, 6:10 PM
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Great post!
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Oct 20, 2023, 7:56 PM
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Thank you for sharing!
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Oct 20, 2023, 8:15 PM
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This is so cool to read. Pendleton High School is my Alma Mater. Always loved seeing the special education class. I’m sure this was a really fun experience for them. Keep doing what you are doing at PHS. Go Dogs!
Suwanee Tiger
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