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Proof that it pays to be nice to “Strangers” on Clemson Campus!!
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Proof that it pays to be nice to “Strangers” on Clemson Campus!!


Mar 25, 2022, 2:42 PM
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Back in 2005 My 11 year old “Nephew” & I befriended a couple & their college-age Son while at the Calhoun Mansion hours b/4 a football game and we talked mutual history & admiration of our individual schools, but no football talk surprisingly.

I realized they were classy people and visitors here for the big TV game at 7:30 pm prime-time with both schools ranked in Top 10..but I had no clue as to who they were until reading this letter (see pic above) sent to Clemson’s President James Barker a week later from that same visitor I’d met at the Calhoun Home..it was from the President of Texas A&M’s huge Alumni Association (280,000 strong)!

Wow, what a surprise & a small world too..to see my 1st name mentioned in that letter and him having an identical memory of that impromptu chat as we had stood at John C Calhoun’s outer office behind his stately home called Fort Lawn and were looking into its glassed door to see Mr Calhoun’s lovely old wooden desk & leather chair that were actually used in the US Senate..and reading a plaque that stated John “C” had served twice as VP, Sec of War, Treasurer and as a Senator..and he had hosted guests at Fort Lawn like: Patrick Henry & Daniel “Dictionary” Webster!

In that late night game that followed, the Clemson Team had to come from behind in the last minute by going down the field with a 2nd string QB due to an earlier injury, and our FG kicker won the game with a long kick..20-19!

I remember Clemson fans saying later that the Aggie Fans around them were crushed by the last second loss but most were high in their praise of our sportsmanship, team, noise made, beauty of our campus, etc..and thus over those two straight years of home & home competition (now being 1-1) we Tigers & Aggies had agreed that we liked the other AND both had mutually dis-liked state rivals in South Carolina & Texas!

Saying..always be courteous & friendly to everyone on campus including not yelling competitive-like obscenities at rival game-day visitors since you never know who you’re dealing with!

GOTiGERS..Continue to ROCK!

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