Clemson-Missouri Fact Sheet

Sept. 8, 2000

Date: September 9, 2000Kickoff: 3:34 PMSpecial Day: Hall of Fame Day/ Ring of Honor DaySeries Record: Clemson Leads 2-1Live TV: ABC (Sean Grande and David Norrie) (Game will be seen in Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Also, some stations in Alabama, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Tallahassee, FL will air the game. The game will go to 28 percent of the country.Delay TV: College Sports Southeast

Series Note: Missouri won the last meeting 38-24 in Columbia, MO in 1996. Clemson won the first two meetings, 24-23 in the 1949 Gator Bowl (end of 1948 season) and 34-0 in 1950 at Missouri. Clemson was undefeated in 1948 and 1950.

Tickets: Reserved seats for $25 apiece. A special $6 ticket will be available for students high school age and under at Gate 11 on the day of the game beginning at 4:00 PM. The gates to Memorial Stadium open at 1:30 PM.

Expected Attendance: 74,000

Clemson Injuries: Jason Holloman, starting DT, out, sprained ankle Matt Bailey, wide receiver, doubtful, pulled groin T.J. Watkins, tight end, questionable, sprained ankle Kenzi Ross, linebacker, questionable, pulled hamstring

Special Honorees: Many of Clemson’s greatest athletes in history will be attending Saturday’s game with Missouri.

Dale Davis and Barbara Kennedy will be inducted into the Clemson Ring of Honor for basketball prior to the game. The Ring of Honor is the highest honor attainable by a Clemson athlete and they must be in the Clemson Hall of Fame first.

Both will be available on the field after the ceremony on the field, which will take place around 3:20 PM. Davis just finished his 9th year with the Indiana Pacers and now plays for the Portland Trailblazers, while Kennedy (now Kennedy-Dixon) is assistant athletic director for basketball operations with the Clemson women’s basketball.

At halftime, Clemson will induct 10 new members into its Hall of Fame. Those inductees are: Elden Campbell (men’s basketball), Rodney Williams (football), Michael Dean Perry (football), Ute Jamrozy (women’s track), Sam Henson (wrestling), Dr. I.M. Ibrahim (men’s soccer coach), Jessica Barr (women’s basketball), Chris Patton (Golf), James Trapp (football and track), and Dr. Jud Hair (team physician).

Kirkland to Make Special Presentation Former Clemson All-America linebacker Levon Kirkland will make a significant contribution to The Call Me Mister Program in between the first and second periods of Saturday’s Game. Kirkland is the captain of the Pittsburgh Steelers and a two-time Pro Bowl selection. He will present the check to former Clemson All-America Jeff Davis, who is the director of the project at Clemson University. The presentation will be made at Howard’s Rock in the East Endzone. Photographers should make their way to the Rock near the end of the first period to film the presentation.

Men’s Basketball Reunion The Clemson men’s basketball program will have a reunion of over 60 former Tiger players. The list of former players expected to attend (Dale Davis, Elden Campbell, Greg Buckner, Harold Jamison, Larry Nance, Tree Rollins, Sharone Wright, Chris Whitney, Devin Gray, and Randy Mahaffey) include 11 former Tigers who are either current or former NBA players. Media wishing to interview these players should go outside Coach Larry Shyatt’s office at the Jervey Athletic Center at 12:30. They will be having a picnic at that site for about two hours or more.

Other Notes: Gary Childress, who started nine games in 1998, will start in place of Jason Holloman. If T.J. Watkins can’t start, then Brady Washburn will get the nod at tackle. He started at Wake Forest last year, his only previous start.