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Clemson's 3 greatest head coaches have 2 things in common
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:45 am
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:45 am
(1) They coached at Clemson
(2) They graduated from Alabama
Frank Howard
* Guard, 1928-1930, Alabama
* HC, 1931-1969, Clemson : 165-118-12, 8 Conference Titles, 6 bowl games
Danny Ford
Tackle, 1967-1969, Alabama
HC, 1978-1989, Clemson : 96-29-4, 5 Conference Titles, 8 Bowl Games, 1 National Title
Dabo Swinney
WR, 1990-1992, Alabama
HC, 2008-2015, Clemson : 75-26, 2 Conference Titles, 8 Bowl Games
Alabama graduates account for % of Clemson Football (including Pell & Ingram)
- 100% national championships (1/1)
- 100% of playoff appearances (1/1)
- 52% of total program wins (366/703)
- 76% of conference championships (16/21)
- 100% of divisional championships (4/4)
- 64% of bowl appearances (24/38)
Clemson.........you are welcome
(2) They graduated from Alabama
Frank Howard
* Guard, 1928-1930, Alabama
* HC, 1931-1969, Clemson : 165-118-12, 8 Conference Titles, 6 bowl games
Danny Ford
Tackle, 1967-1969, Alabama
HC, 1978-1989, Clemson : 96-29-4, 5 Conference Titles, 8 Bowl Games, 1 National Title
Dabo Swinney
WR, 1990-1992, Alabama
HC, 2008-2015, Clemson : 75-26, 2 Conference Titles, 8 Bowl Games
Alabama graduates account for % of Clemson Football (including Pell & Ingram)
- 100% national championships (1/1)
- 100% of playoff appearances (1/1)
- 52% of total program wins (366/703)
- 76% of conference championships (16/21)
- 100% of divisional championships (4/4)
- 64% of bowl appearances (24/38)
Clemson.........you are welcome
This post was edited on 1/7/16 at 10:53 am
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:47 am to SummerOfGeorge
Built by Bama
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:49 am to SummerOfGeorge
Hootie Ingram and Charlie Pell coached there and played at Alabama,too.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:50 am to SummerOfGeorge
Stats and percentages keep rolling in. I love it. Thanks for the work
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:51 am to I-59 Tiger
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Hootie Ingram and Charlie Pell coached there and played at Alabama,too.
Pell was good, Hootie not so much.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:52 am to SummerOfGeorge
but the fact 5 Clemson head coaches attended and played at Alabama is quite a 
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:53 am to SummerOfGeorge
Another championship claim?
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:54 am to I-59 Tiger
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but the fact 5 Clemson head coaches attended and played at Alabama is quite a
And all of them in the modern era, mostly.
From 1940 - 2015 (76 years), the head coach at Clemson was an Alabama graduate every year except from 1973-1976 and 1990-2008. So, since WW2 an Alabama graduate has been the head coach at Clemson for 44/76 years? That's crazy.
This post was edited on 1/7/16 at 10:59 am
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:55 am to hg
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Another championship claim?
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:56 am to SummerOfGeorge
quote:is this the howard rock guy? Didn't know he was a bama guy
Frank Howard
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:58 am to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:58 am to biggsc
SEC Network needs to stop stealing my stuff
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:59 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Clemson's 3 greatest head coaches
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They coached at Clemson
Hmm.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:00 am to FamousAmos
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Hmm.
It's a common denominator brah
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:04 am to SummerOfGeorge
Bryant and Howard after 1969 game:
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:04 am to SummerOfGeorge
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SEC Network needs to stop stealing my stuff
They made it look better
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:08 am to I-59 Tiger
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Bryant and Howard after 1969 game:
I want one of those 100 year helmets.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:09 am to SummerOfGeorge
Only Alabama, Vanderbilt and Ole Miss did that from the SEC that year.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:10 am to I-59 Tiger
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Only Alabama, Vanderbilt and Ole Miss did that from the SEC that year.
And they were made famous by the Hunter-Manning game.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:12 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Clemson.........you are welcome
This part made me
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