This Day In Clemson Sports – November 28

Nov. 28, 2000

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This Day In Clemson Sports has been provided to ClemsonTigers.com by the authors of the book, Clemson: Where the Tigers Play. Three members of the Clemson Athletic family wrote the book: Associate Sports Information Director Sam Blackman, the late Sports Information Director Emeritus Bob Bradley and Men’s Tennis Coach Chuck Kriese.

November 28, 1963 – Football Clemson defeated South Carolina on Thanksgiving Day, 24-20. It was the fifth win in a row for the Tigers to close the season. It was the only time that the Clemson-USC game had ever been played on Thanksgiving Day.

November 28, 1978 – Football Steve Fuller finished tied for sixth place in the Heisman Trophy voting with Ted Brown of NC State, as he received 19 first-place votes.

Clemson: Where the Tigers Play, covers the major events that have occurred in over a century of athletic competition. From Frank Howard’s homespun humor to the National Championships Clemson has won in various sports, this book gives the many details of the Tigers at play.

For more information on purchasing the book contact Sam Blackman: Phone – 864.639.4400blackmj@clemson.edu