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Pics of DANs Famous Sandwich Shop Downtown in 60s.
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Oct 14, 2024, 7:11 PM
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What a Clemson loyalist and businessman who loved those Tigers and Students alike.
Great late night runs to Dan’s by Rat Cadets in the 50’s for cheeseburgers & fries would have been impossible if he closed early.
As mentioned Dan took paper I.O.U’s. When you were broke & hungry.
His shop was located on the main corner opp Bowman Field and one or two doors to the left of the former Sub Shop, I believe.
He had a bad kitchen fire in early to mid 60’s and set up tables out on the sidewalk Parisian style and cranked out the food til he rebuilt inside..plus the football administration had him catering to them and events.
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Re: Pics of DANs Famous Sandwich Shop Downtown in 50s.
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Oct 14, 2024, 7:35 PM
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there was a time where LB Larry Hefner was working the grill there as I recall. He was drafted but didnt stick in the NFL
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Re: Pics of DANs Famous Sandwich Shop Downtown in 50s.
Oct 14, 2024, 11:49 PM
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Larry did stick in the NFL. He played for the Packers for 4 seasons. That’s pretty good in my book.
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Re: Pics of DANs Famous Sandwich Shop Downtown in 50s.
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Oct 14, 2024, 8:01 PM
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Don't think that is the '50s. I don't think he had the space all the way to the corner on the left until later.
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Re: Pics of DANs Famous Sandwich Shop Downtown in 50s.
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Oct 14, 2024, 8:07 PM
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In the middle 60's there was a TV at "Hamburger Dans".
Few TVs were on campus.
I can remember the crowd to see the new Batman TV show.
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Re: Pics of DANs Famous Sandwich Shop Downtown in 50s.
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Oct 14, 2024, 8:18 PM
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Thanks for sharing these pictures.
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Re: Pics of DANs Famous Sandwich Shop Downtown in 50s.
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Oct 14, 2024, 8:19 PM
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First picture is 1968 based on Football schedule
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Re: Pics of DANs Famous Sandwich Shop Downtown in 50s.
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Oct 14, 2024, 8:43 PM
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I've been around for a long time, and Dan had the best burgers I have ever eaten. Those who never ate a Dan's burger missed something special. His burgers were huge for 35 cents in the 1960s.
The fire at Dan's happened a couple of days before I arrived as a freshman in 1963, and many of the pictures on his wall of Clemson athletes were destroyed. Dan was cooking burgers on the sidewalk a few days later and was back inside of the restored building within several months.
No person ever loved Clemson more than Dan Gentry, and students never had a better friend. I had the pleasure of sitting near him for some baseball games.
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Re: Pics of DANs Famous Sandwich Shop Downtown in 60s.
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Oct 14, 2024, 8:53 PM
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I had many burgers and the fries were great also!!!
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Re: Pics of DANs Famous Sandwich Shop Downtown in 60s.
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Oct 14, 2024, 8:56 PM
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I wish I had experienced Dan’s Sandwich Shop. Thanks for sharing, LBB.
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This thread is amaing. Thanks for sharing memories everyone.***
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Oct 14, 2024, 9:09 PM
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Re: This thread is amaing. Thanks for sharing memories everyone.***
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Oct 14, 2024, 9:19 PM
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He also had a steak on the menu…I think it was $2.00
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Re: Pics of DANs Famous Sandwich Shop Downtown in 60s.
Oct 14, 2024, 11:43 PM
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Absolutely the best hamburger and fries I have ever eaten. Many a late night run to Dan's. He had a couple of pinball machines, not the flipper kind, 5cents a play or more to increase # of games won. One if my friends spent more time playing that pin ball machine than he did in class. I won't say any more about that machine but it was probably the main reason my friend flunked out.
Dan was a great guy. Always a smile on his face. He must have worked 12 hours a day.
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Re: Pics of DANs Famous Sandwich Shop Downtown in 60s.
Oct 14, 2024, 11:50 PM
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Ate many a burger there as a kid in the 50’s and as a student in the 60’s.
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Re: Pics of DANs Famous Sandwich Shop Downtown in 60s.
Oct 14, 2024, 11:54 PM
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Thanks to all for the history lesson. Good stuff.
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Made a lot of runs to Dan's in the fall of 1965, as a Rat to pick up
Oct 15, 2024, 5:29 AM
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burgers for upperclassmen.
In fact I despised the trips so much, I never made a kid make the same trip for me after my freshman year. I actually liked the walk there to sit and enjoy his burgers and got to know him fairly well. If I ever went in my cheerleading uniform, he never would charge me and had a photo taken of the two of us.
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Re: Pics of DANs Famous Sandwich Shop Downtown in 60s.
Oct 15, 2024, 9:28 AM
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Dan Gentry. I know his family well.
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Incredible!
Oct 15, 2024, 9:33 AM
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Thanks for sharing, Bill!!
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When did it close?
Oct 15, 2024, 12:20 PM
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Wasnt there in 1983, but I think I recall upper classmen talking about it.
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