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What was the greatest running back duo in Clemson history?
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What was the greatest running back duo in Clemson history?

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Apr 30, 2025, 12:44 PM
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1 James Davis and CJ Spiller
2 Terrance Flagler and Kenny Flowers
3 Cliff Austin and Kevin Mack(FB)

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Re: What was the greatest running back duo in Clemson history?

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Apr 30, 2025, 12:48 PM
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1. Travis Etienne and whoever was on the field with him.
2. James Davis and CJ Spiller

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Re: What was the greatest running back duo in Clemson history?

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Apr 30, 2025, 12:49 PM
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Cliff Austin and Chuck McSwain were a good duo. Mack played a lot of FB in college.

Lester Brown and Warren Ratchford were also a good combo.

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Apr 30, 2025, 12:50 PM
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I wonder about in the history of the NFL and college football as a whole.

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Re: What was the greatest running back duo in Clemson history?

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Apr 30, 2025, 12:59 PM
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Don't forget Wesley McFadden with Terry Allen!

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Apr 30, 2025, 1:04 PM
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Yep. Always like Wesley. Danny ended up moving him to FB.

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Or Terry Allen with Tracy Johnson***

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Apr 30, 2025, 1:59 PM [ in reply to Re: What was the greatest running back duo in Clemson history? ]
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Re: Or Terry Allen with Tracy Johnson***


Apr 30, 2025, 6:57 PM
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T.Allen at TB and T.Johnson at FB was the best on-the-field-at-the-same-time duo for us.

Lightening (TB running the ball) and Thunder (FB blocking thunder).

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Barry Sanders and Thurman Thomas


Apr 30, 2025, 1:06 PM [ in reply to Re: What was the greatest running back duo in Clemson history? ]
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played together for 2 years at OK State. Going way back, Jim Brown and Ernie Davis at Cuse.

Those two would be tough to beat, but there have been some other insane RB rooms.

SMU Pony Express

2001 Miami had Frank Gore, Clinton Portis, Willis McGahee and Najeh Davenport. That's 3 future elite NFL RBs plus another solid NFL back on the same roster.

Darren McFadden and Felix Jones at ARK.

Lendale White and Reggie Bush at USC.

Chubb, Michel, and Swift at UGA

Cadillac Williams and Ronny Brown at Auburn

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Apr 30, 2025, 1:22 PM
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Huh? We are talking about Clemson RB’s!

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The post I responded to asked about all of


Apr 30, 2025, 1:46 PM
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CFB and NFL.

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(1) Travis Etienne


Apr 30, 2025, 1:11 PM
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(2) Travis Etienne and all RB2s / RB3s
(3) James Davis and CJ Spiller

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Re: What was the greatest running back duo in Clemson history?

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Apr 30, 2025, 1:48 PM
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Travis Etienne & Christian Wilkins ….

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Re: What was the greatest running back duo in Clemson history?

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Apr 30, 2025, 2:12 PM
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Any that ran behind these folks

https://www.tigernet.com/blog/mickey-plyler/clemsons-best-offensive-linemen-11771

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Re: What was the greatest running back duo in Clemson history?

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Apr 30, 2025, 4:47 PM
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Jeb Flesh is my neighbor he’s a great guy on and off the field. True Clemson man through and through.

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Apr 30, 2025, 5:10 PM [ in reply to Re: What was the greatest running back duo in Clemson history? ]
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I know Mackey made the list in 2013 but if amended, there’s no way that Mitch Hyatt and John Simpson would not be top ten .

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Re: What was the greatest running back duo in Clemson history?

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Apr 30, 2025, 4:01 PM
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Buddy Gore and Ray Yauger

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Re: What was the greatest running back duo in Clemson history?

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Apr 30, 2025, 4:07 PM
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All of those are good!
Brings back lots of great memories.

Emory Smith was pretty good too but I can’t remember who else he shared the backfield with.

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You need to clarify your question...


Apr 30, 2025, 4:57 PM
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Are you talking two tailbacks that probably weren't on the field at the same time or a tailback and fullback that were on the field at the same time.

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Apr 30, 2025, 5:16 PM
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Christian Wilkins and Dexter Lawrence

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Apr 30, 2025, 6:16 PM
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Buddy Gore and Ray Yauger.

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Apr 30, 2025, 6:39 PM
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Austin and Mack were great in an offense that very rarely threw the ball. Probably need to add Homer with them since the option was a regular play at the time.

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