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- The stadium was constructed against the wishes of outgoing Clemson head coach Jess Neely. Just before leaving for Rice University after the 1939 season, he told his line coach and successor, Frank Howard, "Don't ever let them talk you into building a big stadium.
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The stadium was constructed against the wishes of outgoing Clemson head coach Jess Neely. Just before leaving for Rice University after the 1939 season, he told his line coach and successor, Frank Howard, "Don't ever let them talk you into building a big stadium. Put about 10,000 seats behind the YMCA.
May 31, 2021 · “Don’t ever let them talk you into building a big stadium,” Neely said to Howard. “Put about 10,000 seats behind the YMCA. That’s all you’ll ever need.” As we all know, Howard did not listen to Neely’s advice.
by Sam Blackman, Bob Bradley, Chuck Kriese, and Will, Head Coach Jess Neely told Frank Howard in 1939, “Don’t ever let them talk you into building a big stadium. Put about 10,000 seats behind the YMCA.
Just before leaving for Rice University after the 1939 season, he told Frank Howard, "Don't ever let them talk you into building a big stadium. Put about 10,000 seats behind the YMCA. That's all you'll ever need." [1] . Despite this, the University decided it was time to build a stadium. [2] .
Sep 9, 2016 · Howard’s Rock: College Football’s most iconic symbol. By Will Vandervort | September 9, 2016 7:24 pm ET Follow @steelerwill. One afternoon in the spring of 1966, Frank Howard was cleaning up his Clemson office when he came across this big rock an alumnus picked up in Death Valley, California.
Sep 19, 2022 · Frank Howard told Sports Information Director Bob Bradley that they hung the gate signs at 1 p.m. and kicked off at 2 p.m. on Sept. 19, 1942 for Clemson’s first game. The stadium held 20,000 people, and 5,500 attended. Clemson won 32-13 behind Butch Butler, who rushed for 192 yards, the most by a Tiger during the 1940s. DEATH VALLEY.
Oct 1, 2023 · In what otherwise would be a sleepy college town of just over 17,000 sits the 83,350-seat Frank Howard Field at Memorial Stadium, ominously dubbed “Death Valley”. Originally founded as a military and agricultural school in 1889, Clemson began playing football in 1902. The Tigers were successful in their early years, but it would be Frank ...
