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CLEMSON RING OF HONOR MEMBERSRECORDS TheRingofHonoristhehighesthonoraClemsonstu-dent-athletecanreceive.ArecipientmustfirstbeamemberoftheClemsonHallofFame,earnatleastanundergraduatedegree,andmakeasignificantcontributiontotheheritageofTigerathletics.Honoreeswillhavetheirjerseyretired.

Ring of Honor Members

The1981 Football TeamwasinductedintotheClemsonRingofHonorduringthefallof2006inconjunctionwiththeteam’s25-yearanniversarycelebrationofwinningthenationaltitle.Everyplayer,coach,manager,andadministra-torassociatedwiththatteamisconsideredintheRingofHonorwithintheteamconcept.TheTigershadaperfect12-0 recordthatseason,as theydefeatedNebraskabyascoreof22-15inthe1982OrangeBowltoclaimtheNationalChampionship.FormoreinformationonClemson’s1981squad,seepages70,71.

The1984 Men’s Soccer TeamwontheNCAAChampion-ship in grand style, as it became the first team in NCAAsoccer history to defeat the #1, #2, #3, and #4-seededteamsinthetournamentonthewaytothetitle.Clemsondefeatedtwo-timedefendingchampionIndiana2-1intheNationalChampionshipmatchintheKingdomeinSeattle,WA.JohnLeescoredthewinninggoalforDr.I.M.Ibrahim’steamwith1:42left.TheteamwasinductedintotheClem-sonRingofHonorin2009.

The1987 Men’s Soccer TeamwontheNCAAChampionshipwithavictoryoverSanDiegoStateatHistoricRiggsField,theonlynationalchampionshipclaimedontheClemsoncampus.TheTigerswereledbyHermannTrophywinnerBruce Murray. The victory over the Aztecs culminated amagicrunfortheTigers,whowereseeded#23inthe24-teamtournament. Acrowdof8.332 fanscelebratedthevictoryatthehomeofClemsonsoccer,thelargesthomecrowdinTigerhistory.

Rusty Adkins was the firstbaseball player named tothe Clemson Ring of Honorin1997.Heistheonlythree-time All-American inTigerbaseballhistory(1965,66,67).A three-time First-Team All-ACC player, he hit .444 in1965, an average that re-mainedaTigerrecordfor37years.Adkinshada41-game

hittingstreakthatremainsinthetop10inNCAAhistory.HewasnamedtotheACC’s50-YearAnniversaryteamin2002.

Bob Bradley was the firstadministrator named to theRing of Honor in 2005. HeservedClemsonfor45yearsinthesportsinformationof-ficeasdirectorandemeritusdirector.HereceivedtheArchWard Award as the CollegeSports InformationDirectorsof America Man-of-the-Yearin1976.Hewasinductedinto

theorganization’sHallofFamein1975,theClemsonAthleticHallofFamein1985,theGatorBowlHallofFamein2000,andthestateofSouthCarolinaHallofFamein2001.Thepress box at Memorial Stadium was named in his honorduringthe1988seasonaswell.

Jerry Butler joined team-mate Steve Fuller in theClemson Ring of Honor in1999. The two-time All-ACCplayer was a First-Team APAll-American in 1978 whenhe joined Fuller in leadingClemsontoa#6finalnationalrankingand11-1record.Hehad at least one receptionin 36 consecutive games, a

recordthatstillstandstoday. In1979,Butlerwasthe#5overalldraftpickoftheNFLbytheBuffaloBills,whereheplayedataProBowllevelforsevenseasons.

Jonathan Byrd was an All-American on the courseandintheclassroomfortheTiger golf team between1997-00.Hebecamethefirstfour-time,First-TeamAll-ACCgolferinClemsonhistory.Hewasalsoanhonorablemen-tion All-American in 1998, afirst-team selection in 1999,and a third-team pick in

2000. Byrd was also a two-time Academic All-American(1999,00)andisoneofonlytwostudent-athletesinClem-sonhistorytotwicebenamedanAcademicAll-American

andanon-the-field-of-competitionAll-Americaninschoolhistory.

Fred Cone,whowasinductedinto the Ring of Honor in1997, was the first playerin Clemson history to rushfor at least 2,000 yards in acareer. Cone played for theTigers from 1948-50. He isfifth on the Clemson careerlist for rushing touchdownswith 30. Cone was a starterontwoundefeatedClemson

teams(1948,50),oneofonlytwoplayersinschoolhistorytoaccomplishthatfeat.

Dale Daviswasthefirstmen’sbasketball player inductedinto the Ring of Honor in1999. He was a three-timeAll-ACC pick from 1987-91andafirst-teampickin1990inleadingClemsontoitsfirstACC regular-season cham-pionship. He is still amongthe ACC’s top 10 in careerfield-goal percentage. The

first-rounddraftpickoftheIndianaPacersplayed16seasonsintheNBA.Hetotaled8,706pointsand8,605reboundsin1,094gamesinhiscareer.

Jeff Davis, captain of the1981 National Champion-ship team, joined the Ringof Honor in 1995. He was afirst-team All-American in1981 when he led the teamin tackles (175). Davis wasalsonamedMVPof theACCand defensive MVP of theOrange Bowl victory (22-15)overNebraska,thegamethat

clinched the National Championship for theTigers. HewasalsoinductedintotheCollegeFootballHallofFameinDecemberof2007.

JERRY BUTLER, PICTURED WITH THE LATE JIM PHILLIPS, WAS A TWO-TIME ALL-ACC WIDEOUT

WHO WENT ON TO PLAY SEVEN SEASONS IN THE NFL.

THE LATE BOB BRADLEY (LEFT), STANDING ALONGSIDE FRANK HOWARD (CENTER) AND DR. R.C. EDWARDS (RIGHT) SERVED CLEMSON FOR 45 YEARS IN THE SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE.

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Tina Krebswasthefirsttrackathlete named to the Ringof Honor in 2003. A crosscountry,distance,andmiddledistance runner from 1982-86, her versatility helpedshapeClemsonwomen’strack&field.Shewasaneight-timeAll-Americanincrosscountry,indoor track, and outdoortrack, and was a three-time

NCAAChampion,stilltheonlyathleteinanysportinClem-sonhistorytowinthreenationaltitles.

Banks McFadden was oneofthreechartermembersofthe Ring of Honor in 1994.He was named the nation’smostversatileathletein1939whenhewasanAll-Americanin football and basketball inthesamecalendaryear.Heisthe only Clemson athlete toaccomplishthatfeat.HeledtheTigers to their first bowl

bid,a6-3winoverBostonCollegeinthe1940CottonBowl,andtotheSoConbasketballtitle.Hewasthe#4overallpickofthe1940NFLdraft,tiedforthehighestinschoolhistory.

Charles Warren won the1997 NCAA title, the firstinTiger golf history. Thatyear, hedefeated Brad Elder(Texas) inaone-holeplayoffto win the honor. The nextyear,hefinishedsecondinthecountryandwastherecipientof the DaveWilliams Awardas the nation’s top seniorgolfer. He was a three-time

All-AmericanwholedClemsontoa#3nationalfinishin1997anda#2finishin1998.HeretiredfromthePGATourin2013.

Frank HowardwasachartermemberoftheRingofHonorin1994.Asheadcoachfrom1940-69, he led Clemsonto eight league champion-ships, six bowl games, andsixtop-25seasons. Howard,who totaled 165 victories,was inducted into the Col-legeFootballHallofFamein1989and is still thesecond-

winningestcoachinACChistory.

Barbara Kennedy becameClemson’sfirstfemaleathleteinducted into the Ring ofHonorin1999.Sheholdstheschool’salongwiththeACC’scareermarkforpoints(3,113)and rebounds (1,252). Shewas named a two-time All-American in 1981 and 1982,and three-time First-TeamAll-ACCplayerin1980,1981,

and1982.Kennedyremainstheonlytwo-timeAll-Americanand three-time First-Team All-ACC selection in Clemsonhistoryaswell.

Terry Kinard, who playedfor theTigers from 1979-82,was inducted into the Ringof Honor in 2001, the sameyear he was inducted intothe College Football Hall ofFame.ThesafetyfromSum-ter, SC was named nationaldefensive player-of-the-yearby CBS Sports during hisseniorseasonin1982.Kinard

wasnamedtotheAllDecadeofthe1980’sCollegeFootballteambyUSA TodayandtotheAll-CenturyteamofCollegeFootballbySports Illustratedin2000.

Steve Fuller was a chartermemberoftheRingofHonorin 1994. He is one of threefootball players in Clemsonhistory to be chosen an All-American on the field andintheclassroominthesameyear. Fuller was a two-time,first-teamacademicAll-Amer-icanandaThird-TeamAPAll-Americanin1978. Heisstill

theonlyTigertobenamedACCPlayer-of-the-Yeartwice,andwasanNCAATopFiveAwardwinnerin1979,theonlyTigerathletetowintheaward.

Susan Hill is the only four-timeACCMVP inawomen’ssportinClemsonhistoryandone of just two in all sportsinschoolhistory. She isstilltheonly four-timeACCMVPin women’s tennis historyand isoneof twoplayers towin the #1 singles leaguetitlefouryearsinarow.Shewasthefirstwomen’sathlete

tobeinductedintotheClemsonHallofFame.Shewasathree-time first-team All-American and had a 126-20 ca-reerrecord.That86.3winningpercentageisstillthebestinClemsonhistory.

CLEMSON RING OF HONOR MEMBERS RECORDS

THE LATE BANKS McFADDEN WAS ONE OF THREE CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE CLEMSON RING OF HONOR.

TERRY KINARD WAS THE NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR BY CBS SPORTS IN 1982.