A look to the roster and starting lineup of Clemson’s 1981 national championship team shows that student-athletes who came to Tigertown from the state of North Carolina had a major impact on the program.
Editor’s Note - For each program in 2022, Tim Bourret chronicles a great individual performance in Clemson history. Today is the first installment. One of the oldest standards in the Clemson media guide is the record for rushing yards in a game by a freshman. It was set by Don King in 1952 against Fordham in Clemson’s first and still only game played in New York City. There were many oddities about this game at Triborough Stadium on Randall’s Island, and I recently received a first-hand account from Brent Breedin, who was the Clemson sports information director in 1952. Breedin is still with us at 97 years young and is sharp as a tack. “Billy Hair was to be the star of the 1952 season,” said Breedin by phone from his home in Columbia, S.C. in July. “He had rushed for nearly 700 yards and passed for over 1,000 in 1951, leading us to the Gator Bowl. “Hair got the idea that he would be more effective if he was lighter, so he played the opener against Presbyterian wearing the
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