Classic Car's Significance View On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOCWfpizD1g Today’s photo is of a great looking classic car decked out in Tiger Orange! The picture was taken on a fall afternoon in Clemson prior to a football game in the mid 1960’s. You can also note the fiberglass Tiger on top of the car, which was owned at the time by Ruby Ellenburg who lived in Liberty.   Click To Become A Tiger Pregame Show Patron!    To the best of my knowledge, the fiberglass Tiger today resides with a man by the name of Terry Pierce. Trivia Question If you notice, the ..read more

1984 National Champions View On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWb5aW2satU Today’s photo is from 1984 and is of the Clemson Men’s Soccer team celebrating their National Championship win over Indiana at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington.   Click To Become A Tiger Pregame Show Patron!    Indiana was the two time defending soccer champion, and the game was tied 1-1 going into the final two minutes of play. Trivia Question Many know that Clemson won the National Championship in Soccer in 1984, but few know who scored the game winning goal to break the 1-1 tie with ..read more

1973 Snow Storm Record View On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTiUcw9s3Z8 Today we will step back to February of 1973 and a record breaking snowstorm that hit South Carolina and provided some fun for Clemson students when classes were cancelled. It was not uncommon for students to “borrow” dining treys from a dining hall to use as a sled.   Click To Become A Tiger Pregame Show Patron!    Here, some enterprising Clemson students poured water down the driveway outside of Johnstone Hall. With the cold temperatures, the water froze and provided a slick track to sli ..read more

Dr. Bruce F. Cook And Tiger Band View On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBI4US1-oIU Today’s photo is of the 1967-1968 Clemson University Tiger Band under the direction of Bruce F. Cook. Cook came to Clemson in 1966 as Interim Director of Bands while John H. Butler pursued his doctoral degree at the University of Georgia.   Click To Become A Tiger Pregame Show Patron!    Cook directed Tiger Band from 1966 to 1980, except for three years, 1971-1973, while he pursued his own doctorate Trivia Question Tiger Band members had a nickname for Dr. Cook. What was that ..read more

Tiger Band And Rat Caps View On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuTqgPY4Dgs Today’s photo is of two members of Tiger Band beating a drum beside the Thomas Green Clemson statue in front of Tillman Hall in the 1950’s. We can note that these two students are Freshman at Clemson because they are wearing the infamous Rat Caps, which started under Clemson’s Military system. Click To Become A Tiger Pregame Show Patron!    Once the military system ended in 1955, male rats still had to wear their orange rat caps. Trivia Question When Clemson became co-educational, they too f ..read more

Records Broken In 1980 View On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlWl1UILg_0 Today’s photo is from January 9th, 1980 as Clemson earned a landmark win with the largest crowd ever of 13,864 to watch a basketball game in Littlejohn Coliseum. The Tigers were led that year by Larry Nance, Horace Wyatt, Moose Campbell, Bobby Conrad, and Billy Williams.   Click To Become A Tiger Pregame Show Patron!    The Tigers upset Duke on this night, giving the Tigers their first win over a #1 team in basketball. Trivia Question The attendance record set for the Clemson/Duke game that ..read more

Clemson And Vassar View On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16C0qaO2-sQ Today’s photo is from the 1965 Homecoming weekend in Clemson. As with Homecoming weekends today, the 1965 Homecoming weekend starts with Tigerama on Friday night.   Click To Become A Tiger Pregame Show Patron!   In this above, a group of students are acting out a skit for which I can’t quite figure out without more context. Trivia Question Note the woman on the right has the word Vassar painted on a cloth covering her rear end. What is the significance of Vassar? (Place answer in TPS Social Medi ..read more

Traditions Change In 1971 View On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0eaFCK10Ws Today’s photo is a humorous one from the mid 1970’s and shows two Clemson cheerleaders having a bit of fun during a football game.   Click To Become A Tiger Pregame Show Patron!   The cheerleading uniforms, much more modest during this era, is not the only thing that has evolved since the 1970’s when it comes to giving school spirit at football games. Trivia Question There are three significant traditions at Clemson that have been went away or were banished from football games around 1970 ..read more

The Dawn Of Lady Tiger Basketball View On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlGLa_vpjY8 Today’s photo is a signed copy of the 1975-1976 Clemson Lady Tiger basketball team, the first women’s basketball team at Clemson. The Tigers were coached by Mary King, and Clemson was an independent as the ACC did not yet have a women’s version of the conference.   Click To Become A Tiger Pregame Show Patron!   The ACC would add women’s basketball a few years later during the 1977-1978 season. Trivia Question Clemson’s first Lady Tiger basketball team would go 14-11, but who was th ..read more

Two Clemson Legends View On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoM5A2ah8E4 Today’s above photo from 1940 and was taken at an IPTAY meeting. In the photo, a young Frank Howard, in his first year as Head Coach at Clemson, is sampling some fried chicken.   Click To Become A Tiger Pregame Show Patron!   IPTAY was only 6 years old when this photo was taken and the impact it would have on Clemson athletics could hardly been dreamt up! Trivia Question Sitting with Coach Howard is a very important person in Clemson’s history. Who is he and why is he so important? (Place answe ..read more