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Who had the original tiger

Tiger Boards - Clemson Football

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JGT

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Who had the original tiger

Sep 14, 2024, 4:05 PM

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I’m sure it’s not us but curious because I bought a Clemson shirt with this old tiger and just noticed LSU has it and I knew auburn had it also.

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Re: Who had the original tiger

Sep 14, 2024, 4:07 PM

Looks like those 2 copied us!

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Re: Who had the original tiger

Sep 14, 2024, 4:10 PM

I should have never questioned 😂

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Re: Who had the original tiger

Sep 14, 2024, 4:13 PM

We got our Tiger from AllBarn.

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Re: Who had the original tiger

Sep 14, 2024, 4:14 PM

I figured as much, given Riggs and heisman. Not much info out there on that stuff

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Re: Who had the original tiger

Sep 14, 2024, 4:17 PM

Yes. Coach Riggs bought the Tiger moniker with him from AllBarn.

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Re: Who had the original tiger

Sep 14, 2024, 4:19 PM [ in reply to Re: Who had the original tiger ]

They actually copied Princeton in adapting the Tiger as the mascot due to the success of Princeton at the time in the late 1800 hundreds.

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Re: Who had the original tiger

Sep 14, 2024, 4:53 PM

Ding, ding, ding. Winner, winner chicken dinner. Look under traditions, mascot

Clemson Tigers - Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clemson_Tigers#:~:text=Mascot,-The%20Tiger&text=Clemson's%20teams%20have%20been%20known,The%20Cub%22%20debuting%20in%201993.

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