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HistoryBuff
03-12-2009, 05:06 PM
With ESPN doing their Mt. Rushmore by states. What is your Clemson football Mt. Rushmore?

The four I have chosen are:

Frank Howard
Danny Ford
Jeff Davis
Banks McFadden
mezmrin
03-12-2009, 05:11 PM
Frank Howard
Jim Phillips
Danny Ford
Banks McFadden
cubarb1991
03-12-2009, 05:11 PM
So if I have to choose 4 different men: Perry Tuttle, CJ Spiller, Bobby Gage, Jerry Butler.
cubarb1991
03-12-2009, 05:15 PM
Hey I forgot Charley Pell. Can I do a top ten please?!?!?
mezmrin
03-12-2009, 05:15 PM
If we're doing my favorite football players I'd go with

Homer Jordan
Terry Allen
CJ Spiller
Donnell Woolford
mezmrin
03-12-2009, 05:17 PM
The Fridge would have to be in a Mt. Rushmore

Sam Hinson should get some consideration

Lots of great basketball players that we were just talking about in another thread
mezmrin
03-12-2009, 05:17 PM
Levon Kirkland
cubarb1991
03-12-2009, 05:17 PM
mez...Jim Phillips hands down top four!!
mezmrin
03-12-2009, 05:18 PM
Tracy Johnson
Joe Henderson
Kenny Flowers
Kevin Mack
Terrence Flagler
Brian Dawkins
mezmrin
03-12-2009, 05:18 PM
mez...Jim Phillips hands down top four!!


definitely
cubarb1991
03-12-2009, 05:20 PM
Levon Kirkland
We could go on and on...Fridge...Michael Dean...Steve Fuller..hell Chalire WHitehurst
mezmrin
03-12-2009, 05:21 PM
Anthony Simmons was an absolute beast, almost forgot about him
mezmrin
03-12-2009, 05:22 PM
Terry Smith, i always loved him
cubarb1991
03-12-2009, 05:23 PM
Anthony Simmons was an absolute beast, almost forgot about him
Dude, Miss that guy!!
mezmrin
03-12-2009, 05:24 PM
yep, he got jobbed when he didn't win that LB of the year award
HistoryBuff
03-12-2009, 05:34 PM
It can only be four, we only have four presidents on Mt. Rushmore of course!!!
cubarb1991
03-12-2009, 06:05 PM
It can only be four, we only have four presidents on Mt. Rushmore of course!!!
Dude it's just too hard to pick four. Okay I'l try again:

Danny Ford:I know you picked it but I will ditto it
Perry Tuttle
Jim Phillips.
CJ Spiller...cause the man is gonna win the Heisman damnit and bring it back to Clemson where it all started:)!!
HistoryBuff
03-12-2009, 06:23 PM
Yeah it was hard for me as well. Here are just a few players and or coaches and personalities left off of my Mt. Rushmore that were incredible:

Steve Fuller, Perry Tuttle, Dwight Clark, Bennie Cunningham, Fred Cone, William Perry, Michael Dean Perry, Woodrow Dantzler, Charlie Whitehurst, Terry Smith, James Davis, Raymond Priester, Terry Allen, Ed McDaniel, Levon Kirkland, Joe Bostic, Jim Bostic, Will Young, Brian Dawkins, Antwan Edwards, Donnell Wooford, Chester McGlockton, John Heisman, Lester Brown, Jim Phillips and many more!!!
HoaahTiger11
03-12-2009, 07:49 PM
I think gaines Adams should get a spot.
HistoryBuff
03-12-2009, 08:14 PM
See, there are so many that I totally forgot about Gaines!!!
Clemson Fan JT
03-12-2009, 08:32 PM
Do we keeps ones out who were involved in NCAA Infractions lol
TigerPappy
03-12-2009, 08:50 PM
Cullen Harper:)
catdaddy2402
03-12-2009, 09:46 PM
Terry Kinard and Rodney Williams have to be in the discussion.
Clemson Fan JT
03-12-2009, 09:47 PM
Now your talking Pappy

I want to nominate BRANDON STREETER
cubarb1991
03-13-2009, 05:51 AM
Cullen Harper:)

Along with Billy Lott and Brandon Streeter:)
HoaahTiger11
03-13-2009, 07:41 AM
harper??? good one pappy.
jonga
03-13-2009, 08:35 AM
This one will be hard because there are so many to choose from. Who do you put as the face of Clemson? Jim Phillips is obvious, Frank Howard is another, and then Danny (hard to not put him here because of the NC)....so that really only leaves one spot. Now there ahve been some great players come through ALL of Clemson. Who has made more impact? Just the footballers? How about Tree Rollins? Stan Rome? Kris Benson? Bill Wilhelm? IM Ibrahim? Bob Bradley? You could make arguements for a lot of people involved with Clemson, but how do you narrow it to the best four??
jonga
03-13-2009, 08:35 AM
Cullen Harper:)
:confused:
mezmrin
03-13-2009, 08:52 AM
can't believe i forgot about Woody

Jonga is right though. There really is only 1 spot available. That's why in mine I went with Banks McFadden. The one guy I never even came close to seeing play, but who transcends all sports around here.
cubarb1991
03-13-2009, 09:00 AM
This one will be hard because there are so many to choose from. Who do you put as the face of Clemson? Jim Phillips is obvious, Frank Howard is another, and then Danny (hard to not put him here because of the NC)....so that really only leaves one spot. Now there ahve been some great players come through ALL of Clemson. Who has made more impact? Just the footballers? How about Tree Rollins? Stan Rome? Kris Benson? Bill Wilhelm? IM Ibrahim? Bob Bradley? You could make arguements for a lot of people involved with Clemson, but how do you narrow it to the best four??

"There is no site more AWESOME than the TREE" I had that poster in my room as a kid and a great suggestion. Ibrahim(2 nc's right?!?), Willhelm also excellent choices. I swear I can't choose 4.
jonga
03-13-2009, 09:05 AM
It really is hard to come up with one more name. Banks would have to be considered, and being from the modern era of Tiger sports, I never got to see him play which isnt fair to him. But do you notice we have no women mentioned? Are there no great women in our sports history? Barbara Kennedy is the only on that immediately comes to mind.....I know Rushmore only has men, but we shouldnt let that door stay closed. Pretty good challenge to come up with a legit four that everyone could agree on.
cubarb1991
03-13-2009, 09:32 AM
The only other woman than Barbara...Annie Tribble
mezmrin
03-13-2009, 10:36 AM
John C. Calhoun
mezmrin
03-13-2009, 10:37 AM
women? the only women's star i can think of off the top of my head is Jim Davis :D
KardiacKid
03-13-2009, 12:04 PM
Banks McFadden
Danny Ford
Frank Howard
John Heisman
CUTigersinDV
03-14-2009, 07:31 PM
Banks McFadden - The greatest all around athlete in the history of Clemson. Triple threat; dominated football, basketball, and track. Punted, ran, and passed in football. Later on did a great job coaching football and basketball.

Frank Howard - Coached the football team for 30 years. Instituted Howard's Rock, Clemson's greatest football tradition. Led Clemson to 6 of their 13 ACC titles. Amassed 165 wins. In short he made Clemson football what it is today.

Danny Ford - Took Clemson to a place it had never been before, won the program's only national title in football. Won 5 conference titles. The Danny Ford era was an era of domination that Clemson has been trying to duplicate ever since.

Jeff Davis - Captain of the 1981 national championship team and set many records. Davis had 14 tackles in the national title game. Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007. Currently is an assistant athletic director.

Could have put William Perry but he's the most famous football player in Clemson history, not the most valuable.
orangeshoe
03-18-2009, 09:37 AM
Frank Howard
Buddy Gore
Danny Ford
Woody Dantzler

Let me just say this every Clemson player that has put on the helmet is great in my eyes.