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Nov 28, 2012, 10:30 AM

Can someone tell me how good he was at Clemson? I was born while he was in God's country but I can't remember ANYTHING, I was like 1 year old. It seems like he was a better NFL player then college because I dont hear nobody bringing him up as 1 of the best football players to come out of Clemson. I always here William Perry or Spiller. Anyways it's just good to wake up and see a former Tiger on ESPN. Go Tigers!

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I don't remember if he was all-ACC or not but don't.....


Nov 28, 2012, 10:37 AM

recall him having any honors higher than that. Yes, he did become the excellent player he was while in the NFL, not at Clemson. Also, if I remember correctly he played at Clemson in a down period in our football program which didn't help him to be as good a player for us as he might have been.

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Here you go. He was awesome.


Nov 28, 2012, 10:40 AM

Per Wikipedia:

"A three-year starter at free safety for Clemson University, Dawkins finished his career with 247 tackles and 11 interceptions. He was a 2nd team All-American selection as a senior when his team-high six interceptions tied him for the conference lead. He was named the first-team strong safety on Clemson's all-centennial team in 1995 and was selected to their Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.[4][5]"

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He was one of those backs that just hit the recievers as


Nov 28, 2012, 10:43 AM

hard as he could the whole game and by the 4th quarter they were more worried about him than catching the ball.

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I was wrong - didn't remember his statistics, etc......


Nov 28, 2012, 10:43 AM [ in reply to Here you go. He was awesome. ]

being this strong.

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I had classes with him Fall 1992, our frosh year


Nov 28, 2012, 10:48 AM

He was thin and frail looking. Then turned out to be a BEAST. Amazing how much he grew.

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Nov 28, 2012, 10:53 AM

You dont know because your the Generation X culture.Most the babies that are students,coaches,havev no since of Clemson History from 71 to the mid 90s knowone wanted to face our defences if you want to know you would have to watch the Older games we plaed back then.

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He was very good in college, but was not considered our


Nov 28, 2012, 11:22 AM

best ever DB at the time, not by a long shot. Let's put it this way; nobody would have thought he would go on to be the best DB we ever put into the NFL, much lest best player.

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He was awesome, and maybe more importantly...


Nov 28, 2012, 11:34 AM

he intercepted the last college pass Steve Tanneyhill ever threw.

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