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Chad Carson
Kyle Young
Center * 1999-2001
First-team Academic All-American in 1999, 2000, and 2001...second offensive lineman in college football history to be named a three-time first-team Academic All-American....just the third
Clemson player in history to earn academic All-American and
on-the-field All-American honors in the same year... recipient of
team GPA Award in 1999 and 2000... graduated Summa Cum Laude from
Clemson in May of 2000 with degree in secondary education...
second-team All-American according to Football News and third-team
selection by Sporting News in 2000... third in the voting for the
Dave Rimington Award in 2000, the honor given to the top center in
college football... first-team All-ACC on the field in 2000,
first-team Academic All-ACC in 1999 and 2000... set Clemson record
for knockdown blocks in a season with 120...had record tying 21
knockdown blocks in 100 plays against NC State in 2000... had just
six missed assignments in 845 plays during the 2000 season...
averaged 13 knockdown blocks per game over the last 13 contests of
the season... has played 35 consecutive games, 28 in a row as a
starter entering the 2001 season... won team dedication Award for his
performance in the weight room for the 2000 season... grandfather was
a member of Clemson's first bowl team, the 1939 Cotton Bowl team.
Charlie Bussey
Back * 1956
Clemson quarterback 1954-56... captain of the 1956 team that won the
ACC title and played Colorado in the 1957 Orange Bowl... Academic
All-ACC in 1955 and 1956... third-team Academic All-America choice in
1956... led the Tigers in passing, punting and interceptions in 1956,
the last Tiger to pull off that all-around triple threat
performance... served as Athletic Director at Louisiana Tech in the
1980s... entered Air Force where he served as an instructor-pilot for
over eight years... works with IPTAY office, oversees Clemson Hall of
Fame.
Harvey White
Back * 1957
Second-team Academic All-American as a sophomore... Academic All-ACC
in 1957 and 1958... led the team in total offense during his
sophomore and junior years... paced the club in passing for three
straight seasons... All-ACC as a sophomore, he quarterbacked Clemson
for three straight years and to three straight bowl games...
co-captain for the 1959 team... had a 154 passing efficiency in 1957,
second highest single season figure in Clemson history... 18th in the
nation in total offense in 1957 with 1038 yards... still ranks fifth
in Clemson history in passing efficiency... first Clemson quarterback
to complete over 50 percent of his passes for a career... still in
top five in Clemson history for touchdown passes.
Lou Cordileone
Tackle * 1959
Named to first-team All-American, Academic All-American and Academic
All-ACC in 1959... first Clemson player to be chosen first-team
Academic and on-field All-American in the same year... started on two
ACC Championship teams that were nationally ranked 11th and 12th in
1958 and 1959, respectively... played in two 1959 bowl games, the
Sugar Bowl and the Bluebonnet Bowl... right fielder in the College
World Series for Clemson baseball team in 1959... played with the New
York Giants (football) in 1960, he was a first-round draft choice,
12th pick of the entire draft... named to Clemson's Centennial Team
in April, 1996.
Don Kelley
End * 1971
Three-time Academic All-ACC selection... first-team Academic
All-American in 1971... holds single game return yardage record for
Clemson and the ACC with 223 yards against Maryland in 1970... had a
single game record 167 yards on punt returns in that game... his 389
punt return yards in 1970 rank as the second best for a single season
in Clemson history... sixth in the nation in punt returns in 1970...
played defensive back for two years, then switched to flanker for his
senior year... his mother was 1970 IPTAY Mother-of-the-Year... Don is
now a dentist in Greenville, SC.
Ben Anderson
Defensive Back * 1971
Second-team Academic All-American... President of Tiger Brotherhood
while at Clemson... earned 1972-73 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
award... won the Jim Weaver Award as the outstanding student-athlete
in the ACC for the 1972-73 academic year... won Norris Medal in 1973
as Clemson's top all-around student... recipient of the Frank Howard
Award for bringing honor to Clemson University in 1973... three-time
academic All-ACC on the gridiron, he made the team in 1970, 1971 and
1972... attended South Carolina Law School... lives in Clemson and is
the General Counsel for Clemson University... inducted into the
Clemson Hall of Fame in 1997.
Steve Fuller
Quarterback * 1977-78
First-team Academic All-American as a senior, second-team in his
junior year... made Dean's list six consecutive semesters at Clemson
... awarded NCAA and Jim Weaver Postgraduate Scholarships from the
ACC... honored in 1978 as one of 11 scholar athletes by the National
Football Foundation and Hall of Fame... NCAA Top Five Award winner,
given annually to the top five student athletes in the nation,
regardless of sport... graduated with a 3.93 in Pre-Law (History)...
just the second Clemson athlete in history to have his number (four)
retired... played in East-West Shrine Bowl and Senior Bowl in 1979...
played in the NFL for 10 years, including a stint with the Super Bowl
Champion Chicago Bears... named to Clemson's Centennial team in
April, 1996... works in real estate in Hilton Head Island, SC.
Mike Eppley
Quarterback * 1983
A 1990 Clemson Hall of Fame inductee... honorable mention
All-American in 1984... Academic All-ACC in football and basketball
three times each during his celebrated career... participated in
1984 Blue-Gray game... threw for 28 career touchdown passes, breaking
Bobby Gage's record... recipient of the Frank Howard Award in 1983-84
academic year and the Clemson IPTAY Athlete-of-the-Year the same
season... third in the nation in passing efficiency in 1983, the
highest finish ever by a Clemson quarterback... one of two Clemson
QBs to rank in the Top 25 in passing efficiency twice... fourth-team
Academic All-American in 1984, he was first-team All-ACC by AP for
his on-field performance... doubled as basketball player for four
years... also earned his master's degree from Clemson... heating and
air conditioning vice president in Charlotte, NC.
Bruce Bratton
Offensive Tackle * 1991
First-team College Football Association Academic All-American for
1991 and a second-team All-ACC choice by AP/ACSWA at offensive tackle
... named to the Academic All-ACC football team for three straight
years, he was just the sixth player in Clemson history to do so...
received his degree in industrial engineering in May of 1991, he was
a graduate student during his last year of competition... winner of
the Bob James Postgraduate scholarship, the ACC's top academic
honor... a senior leader of the Tiger offensive line that led the
team to the ACC regular season title in total offense and rushing
offense in 1991... a three-year starter for the Tigers.
Ed Glenn
Tight End * 1994
First team CFA Academic All-American... winner of ACC's Jim Tatum
Award as top scholar-athlete among ACC football players... also
winner of the ACC's Jim Weaver Award as a top scholar-athlete among
all ACC athletes... starting tight end for Clemson in 1994, and third
ranked blocker... First-Team academic All-ACC in 1994... graduated
with a 3.9 GPA in biochemistry and a graduate of Vanderbilt Medical
School.
Andye McCrorey
Linebacker * 1995
First-team CFA All-American in 1995... winner of ACC Weaver-James
Award for accomplishment on the field and in the classroom... played
his final season as a graduate-student... first gridder in Clemson
history to make Clemson academic honor roll four straight years...
first-team academic All-ACC in 1995... fourth on Clemson's 1995 team
in tackles, including career high 14 against Georgia... earned his
masters in sociology at Clemson in May 1997... currently living in
Atlanta, GA where he works for the secret service.
