For the longest time at Clemson, the standard for playing the tight end position was Bennie Cunningham. There is a strong argument he still is the standard, despite the big numbers Dwayne Allen and Jordan Leggett both put up in the last decade. From 1973-’75, the late Bennie Cunningham caught 64 passes for 1,044 yards […]
Braden Galloway definitely understands the history of success at the tight end position at Clemson. A long list of NFL stars, All-Americans and All-ACC performers such as Dwayne Allen, Jordan Leggett, Michael Palmer, John McMakin and Brandon Ford had great careers representing the Tigers. But the bar for the position was set by a local […]
I have to admit, this is one of the hardest columns I have had to write. As we all know, Clemson lost one of its own on Monday morning with the passing of former tight end Bennie Cunningham. Bennie, who was just 63 years young, was one of the greats, and not just on the […]
AIKEN, S.C. — Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney publicly commented for the first time about the passing of former Tiger great Bennie Cunningham. The former two-time All-American and two-time Super Bowl Champion passed away Monday morning after he lost his fight with cancer. Cunningham had been in the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Cleveland, Ohio since […]
Former Clemson All-American tight end and two-time Super Bowl champion Bennie Cunningham has passed away. Cunningham was 63. The native of Seneca, S.C., passed away Monday morning. He had been battling the last several months with cancer in a Cleveland, Ohio, hospital. “It’s a real sad day,” said former Clemson sports information director Al Adams, […]
Former Clemson tight end, and two-time Super Bowl Champion, Bennie Cunningham is still in a Cleveland area hospital and will undergo a procedure Thursday to help with the cancer he is battling. Cunningham asks for everyone’s continued prayers. Cunningham, who was Clemson’s first ever Consensus All-American in 1974, told The Clemson Insider last week that […]