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Who is old enough to remember the old wooden seats in DV?
Aug 30, 2022, 7:47 AM
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Did you ever get the splinters out of your .....
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Re: Who is old enough to remember the old wooden seats in DV?
Aug 30, 2022, 8:09 AM
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Of course I do. I ran the stadium steps in those days. The benches on the sidelines were wooden, too. Ever heard the phrase "riding the pine"? I've ridden my share, and some others' shares, too.
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I do - sat on them with my Dad..........
Aug 30, 2022, 8:22 AM
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for many years beginning in the early 60s when I was a kid.
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Re: Who is old enough to remember the old wooden seats in DV?
Aug 30, 2022, 8:24 AM
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I'm in. Remember them well. I had one of the planks until my last move and now can't find it. I even sold programs in the late 50's. Is that old enough to qualify?
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Re: Who is old enough to remember the old wooden seats in DV?
Aug 30, 2022, 4:33 PM
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I have a couple sets of custom made knives with handles made with the bleacher wood. Saving them for wedding gifts for my kids and nieces that are lifelong Clemson fans/graduates.
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I'm definitely old enough, but being as my first experience
Aug 30, 2022, 8:34 AM
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with Clemson is when I stepped onto campus in 1972 as a freshman, I missed that era.
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I certainly remember
Aug 30, 2022, 8:50 AM
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The wooden seats but I DO NOT remember leather helmets!!
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At one time, they were in a debris pile there pretty much
Aug 30, 2022, 10:05 AM
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for the taking.
Clemson hoops coach Bobby Roberts built a nice big deck on the back of his house using the discarded seat planks.
You can see them repurposed in other places as well.
Not sure what kind of wood they were, but they certainly stood up to the weather for many decades.
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I remember them as I sat on them
Aug 30, 2022, 11:13 AM
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As a Kid.
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i will go with lightbulbbill
Aug 30, 2022, 11:44 AM
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probably complained they were unnecessary and sitting on grass and dirt was plenty
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Definitely Remember Them
Aug 30, 2022, 1:54 PM
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One of the workouts for cross country/track distance runners was an hour running the stadium seats. At the time no upper deck so you had 72 rows (A-Z, AA_ZZ, and UA-UZ). We used the clock on Tillman Hall to keep track of the time.
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Re: Definitely Remember Them
Aug 30, 2022, 2:15 PM
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I do. But the most memorable seat "experience" I have is sitting on the temporary metal bleachers at the top of the hill for the 1971 (I think) game vs. jr. It mostly sleeted, snowed a little, rained a little and I didn't have the clothing for it. Probably the coldest I have ever been. Cold.metal was probably worse than splinters that day.
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Re: Definitely Remember Them
Aug 30, 2022, 2:32 PM
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Did you really have to remind us of that? When it rained, they were extremely slick. Had to be careful if going for something behind the stands, ie, bathroom as tiny as they were.
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Re: Who is old enough to remember the old wooden seats in DV?
Aug 30, 2022, 2:49 PM
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Absolutely I do. The numbers were branded into the wood. I also had a summer job in grad school pulling out those wooden seats & installing the aluminum ones. Splinters AND busted knuckles as well.
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Re: Who is old enough to remember the old wooden seats in DV?
Aug 30, 2022, 5:18 PM
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i was there 67-71. i dont remember the seats. when did they get changed out?
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Re: Who is old enough to remember the old wooden seats in DV?
Aug 30, 2022, 10:50 PM
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If you’d like to see some of them they were used as chair railing on the walls of the Village Baker restaurant in Pendleton
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Orange Blooded [3866]
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you could also get Chili on a Hot Dog
Aug 31, 2022, 12:28 AM
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In those days!
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