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Origin of Death Vally - defined for those less educated.
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Origin of Death Vally - defined for those less educated.


Oct 10, 2012, 7:41 PM

Although LSU's Tiger Stadium was constructed nearly 20 years earlier, the "Death Valley" nickname was first applied to Clemson's Memorial Stadium in reference to Howard's Rock, which was plucked for the dessert sands of the actual Death Valley in California.

LSU's use of the nickname came along quite by accident. In a tongue-in-cheek reference to Clemson Memorial's nickname, LSU supporters began referring to their stadium as "Deaf Valley", due to the magnificent volume levels produced within.

Unfortunately, this creativity was lost on television commentators, newspaper men, and, yep, a lot of us football fans alike, and after years of incorrectly referring to both as "Death Valley", the nickname stuck in Baton Rouge as well.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(LSU)

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and as far as I know there is only one Roach


Oct 10, 2012, 7:43 PM

give them that.

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Re: You, sir, are correct.***


Oct 10, 2012, 8:05 PM



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The PC coach referred to our stadium as "Death Valley" in


Oct 10, 2012, 8:01 PM

1948, long before Howard's rock found it's home on the hill in the earl sixties. I don't know when the name really caught on though.

Correction: The rock was mounted atop the hill prior to the 1967 season.


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Re: The PC coach referred to our stadium as "Death Valley" in


Oct 10, 2012, 8:03 PM

agree!! however I thought that statement was before 48.. thats when I started going to the PC game with the FFA

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The origin of the name has nothing to do with Howard's Rock.


Oct 10, 2012, 8:01 PM

Nm

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They still got it wrong


Oct 10, 2012, 8:03 PM

It was called Death Valley by an old PC coach back in 48, and Frank Howard started using it and it stuck which is why Jones brought the Rock back to Clemson and gave it to Howard and the rest is history.

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