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Orange Blooded [2318]
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How many of you Clemson guys are old enough
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May 21, 2024, 4:19 PM
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to remember "Dan's" hamburgers. Still one of the biggest best burgers I have ever tasted.
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Re: How many of you Clemson guys are old enough
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May 21, 2024, 4:22 PM
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Me. Was in elementary school (Margaret Morrison), though.
Got my hair cut in the shop on the corner (owner became Mr. Knickerbocker).
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Rival Killer [2972]
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Re: How many of you Clemson guys are old enough
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May 21, 2024, 4:25 PM
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Hung out there many a night watching the pin ballers.
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All-Time Great [97839]
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Here..in 1959 as RAT I was used by senior cadets to go get em
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May 21, 2024, 4:33 PM
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and be back pronto with correct order & change!
Also, Dan would give credit when needed.
They put too much mayo on bun for me.
Oh, was back at Clemson in 1962-66 married & living in pre-fab house above what’s baseball park venue and Dan’s was still going I believe even though had bad kitchen fire and served burgers at outside seating on sidewalk.
Great Guy & big Tiger!!
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Re: How many of you Clemson guys are old enough
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May 21, 2024, 4:29 PM
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After a "good night" of cards, I frequented Dan's for his famous steak for 2. And of course
I did Dan's duty when I was a rat. Go Tigers.
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Orange Blooded [2108]
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Re: How many of you Clemson guys are old enough
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May 21, 2024, 4:56 PM
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Early 60's -my parents took us there when my brother was a student at Clemson.
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Associate AD [1039]
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Who remembers Dans Duty?
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May 21, 2024, 5:08 PM
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?
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Paw Warrior [4949]
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Re: Who remembers Dans Duty?
Jul 9, 2024, 8:33 AM
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we still called it dans duty in the 90's, but it was really magic market duty.
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Paw Warrior [4744]
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May 21, 2024, 5:11 PM
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I'm old but not that old.
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Head Coach [998]
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May 21, 2024, 5:23 PM
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In 1967 the football schedule was painted on Dan's outside back wall where there was a service station next door. The painting showed opponent, date, home (away), and ticket price. As I recall it was $6, $6, $6,... 9 times and last game (USC) was 7 bucks. Wish I had a picture.
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Campus Hero [13693]
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Re: How many of you Clemson guys are old enough
Jul 9, 2024, 1:32 PM
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Same here. To be at Clemson in the early 60' --- you would need to be around 80 years old. Not quite there ... yet.
But I'll be talking about my fond Clemson memories when I'm 100+. And many younger tigers will be clueless. You can take that to the bank.
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Game Changer [1635]
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May 21, 2024, 5:41 PM
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That’s where “Mac” got his start; right? We’re also old enough to remember when “Mac’s” was in the old trolley car.
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Orange Blooded [2562]
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Re: How many of you Clemson guys are old enough
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May 21, 2024, 6:05 PM
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I think that Mac's was originally called Little Dans ?
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Legend [6913]
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May 21, 2024, 5:55 PM
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Dans? I remember the Clemson Cafe that was there before Dans. Then there was Dans, Dans expanded, then Dans with the Basement room and a rear door. And the Klutz Steak House (Dan's FIL).
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Re: How many of you Clemson guys are old enough
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May 21, 2024, 6:59 PM
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I remember going with my grandparents to eat at Dan's before the 1:00 kickoff of the football game back in the early 60's.
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May 21, 2024, 7:19 PM
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I loved their burgers in the early 60"s, and if I remember correctly they were only 25 or 35 cents.
TOL
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May 21, 2024, 8:44 PM
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Remember it well. Some of the upper classmen would let me go to the canteen on the quad but most wanted Dan's.
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Rival Killer [2659]
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May 22, 2024, 2:33 AM
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Well I was in Clemson when Dan's was there. But I was a kid while my father played baseball for Clemson.I know he went there , did he ever take me?? 
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May 22, 2024, 3:37 AM
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Dan Gentry.
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May 22, 2024, 6:38 AM
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Dan's had all of the athletes pictures on the wall. A friend of mine was going through the line naming the pictures and someone bet him that he could find one he couldn't name. The guy went way back down the wall and picked a baseball player. My friend looked at it and said,"Charlie Mimms, Elliott, SC! He is my cousin!" Bet won.
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Clemson Icon [27622]
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Re: How many of you Clemson guys are old enough
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May 22, 2024, 7:03 AM
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Back in “my day” going to Dans on a Sunday evening was a ritual that I truly enjoyed. Dans had the ONLY TV in town so I would go there to watch Bonanza! Can you believe there was not a single television on campus? Late in my last year they put a black and white tv in one of the old study halls near the loggia.
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Clemson Icon [26771]
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It was my favorite place for eats my entire four years. There was
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May 22, 2024, 6:58 AM
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one other place that ran a close second, located just out of Clemson across the 76 bridge. Can't remember its name, but I loved their fried chicken meals, eating there when I could afford it.
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Orange Immortal [66923]
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May 22, 2024, 10:23 AM
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I think I ate one every night my junior year when the meal plan wasn't required for the first time. Mustard, chili and onions! Wish I had one about now.
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All-TigerNet [5756]
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Standout [236]
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Ok, question.
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May 22, 2024, 6:22 PM
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First trip to Clemson was in ‘89.
Was Dan’s where Acropolis was in the 90’s, or TDs or the the Subway?
Just trying to get my bearings-things have changed so much over the years.
RIP The Gameroom, snake & slug
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Associate AD [1081]
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May 22, 2024, 12:13 PM
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Dan's and the Study Hall, too! Remember taking a Dan's cheeseburger and fries into the Friday night late show at the Clemson Theater. Good times!
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Solid Orange [1301]
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Re: How many of you Clemson guys are old enough
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May 22, 2024, 1:38 PM
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How many remember when the Walhalla steakhouse on Sunday served a steak that covered a whole platter...not thick and an unidentifiable cut of beef (think they cut their own) with all the fixing for $4.95 which was great but this Ole house beat them hands down serving cafeteria style...went one night with a bunch of tigers and they brought out a whole fried rabbit, cut up just to let us try it!
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Tiger Titan [50004]
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Remember the ole House in Walhalla pasture.....
Jul 8, 2024, 11:16 PM
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always having good cheap food.
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Clemson Conqueror [11860]
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Re: How many of you Clemson guys are old enough
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May 22, 2024, 2:54 PM
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When I was 12 or 13 I could go to a Clemson game with a dollar in my pocket, go by Dan's for a burger and a coke, and go to the game for $.50. As a student, I ate at Dan's all the time. There was no bigger Clemson fan than Dan Gentry.
Also did my share of trips to Dan's for upperclassmen when I was a rat!
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Valley Protector [1430]
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May 22, 2024, 6:09 PM
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Yes sir and Dan had a son named Butch who was a great athlete at Daniel High
School. (Football and Baseball)
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Dynasty Maker [3112]
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May 22, 2024, 6:28 PM
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From '62-'66, most weekday nights at 11:00 would find me there through Johnny Carson's monologue. Great place! Many good memories.
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Jul 10, 2024, 8:21 AM
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Could actually taste Dan's fries every time I heard Johnny Carson's intro music.
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Re: How many of you Clemson guys are old enough
Jul 9, 2024, 12:10 AM
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My first summer (68) ate lunch every day. Had a meal ticket they punched out for each meal. Don’t remember much but sliding a tray down the counter on the left side.
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Re: How many of you Clemson guys are old enough
Jul 9, 2024, 10:03 AM
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Went there at least three times per week. No other choices.
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Off on a slight tangent
Jul 9, 2024, 12:51 PM
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In the 70’s, did the canteen in the Univ Union have something called the “Superburger”? My brain just dredged that up based on the topic. If I recall correctly, it was two patties, chili, cheese, and whatever else you might want on it. Whatever it was called, I ate a lot of them.
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Re: How many of you Clemson guys are old enough
Jul 9, 2024, 1:27 PM
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What year? And where?
I'm old, but don't remember Dan's hamburgers.
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Jul 9, 2024, 5:46 PM
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One of the best trips to Clemson was during my junior year, 63-64, in HS. A classmate and I persuaded our mothers to write a note to sign us out early for a "trip out of town." He drove his '58 Ford station wagon and we went to see the JV team play Duke. First stop was at Dan's for burgers. Ate there a few more times attending games and was always a treat. Classmate's older brother, Earle Maxwell, played basketball.
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Orange Blooded [2557]
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Re: How many of you Clemson guys are old enough
Jul 9, 2024, 7:09 PM
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Besst two options for off campus dining in town during the day was Dan's and the Red Carpet.
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Solid Orange [1301]
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Jul 10, 2024, 6:15 AM
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Do you remember when the Esso Club had a radiator and tire shop! Best place to get old tube's to ride the Chatooga!
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Clemson Conqueror [11860]
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Re: How many of you Clemson guys are old enough
Jul 10, 2024, 9:44 AM
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Ate there a zillion times before and after my four years at Clemson!
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