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Rod Gardner
Feb 6, 2016, 5:20 AM
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He was THE clutch receiver. '99 vs USUC and of course 2000. I don't know why I just thought of him but he was a bad ###. He lived down the street from me at Clemson place and I remember when he got in a fight with Glenn Roundtree at practice and body slammed him...or maybe that was Domarco Fox.
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Ahh yes..."The Catch"
Feb 6, 2016, 5:40 AM
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Wasn't Jeff Scott the holder for the subsequent kick "heard round the world"?
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Orange Blooded [2283]
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Re: Ahh yes..."The Catch"
Feb 6, 2016, 5:50 AM
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He was. Back then they had that trick play when Jeff Scott would throw the ball over his shoulder to the kicker. They also pulled off one against VT that year when they threw one to Vine Ciurciu. It was him or Pat Cyrgalis who later went on to kill it at lb for Boston College.
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110%er [5915]
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110%er [5915]
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Ahh yes..."The Catch II"
Feb 6, 2016, 9:44 AM
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Never forget Jerry Butler's CATCH!
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Re: Rod Gardner
Feb 6, 2016, 7:45 AM
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I was a safety patrol in the fourth grade when President Kennedy was shot, more than 50 years later the memory is vivid. Same for the catch, I could go back to the exact spot that my daughter and I were standing in the south upper deck. I remember going on the field and the smiles on all the faces.
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Re: Rod Gardner
Feb 6, 2016, 7:50 AM
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I played in a golf tourney with him last Oct in Atl. great guy, humble. I mentioned the catch to him and how it will always be remembered. I also told him that he did NOT push off.
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Oculus Spirit [90819]
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YeP..my 80 yr old Mother & I watched The Kick outside DV Stadium
Feb 6, 2016, 8:28 AM
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After leaving upper decks minutes earlier due to Coots scoring earlier & their seemingly 10,000 fans going hyper to the level we feared for our lives...
So while walking to car near old Fike Gym bldg we stopped at a group's tent setup with TV on via generator..and lo & behold actually saw The Catch 400 yds away from stadium..but outside!
Cool since we were 1st fans to get out Of Clemson late that night..headed to Charlotte area, but happy & grinning all the way!!
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Rock Defender [53]
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TIL Bill is the type of fan that buys a ticket for $100+ and
Feb 6, 2016, 8:30 AM
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doesn't stay for the whole game.
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Oculus Spirit [90819]
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dang RobertN..I just sent this post off & you
Feb 6, 2016, 8:38 AM
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Already have commented..which shows me you are awake, or alert, or have nothing going on in your dismal life at 8:30am this February 6th Saturday morn..
OR, I still have that charisma for the written word as I did back in 1965 as Sports Writer for The TiGER student newspaper.
PS: don't let Hartins know about this bragging since he too was a writer, then Chief, then Editor! LoL.
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Rock Defender [53]
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I was on the pot.***
Feb 6, 2016, 9:15 AM
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LBB - - did your Tiger articles end early too since you
Feb 6, 2016, 9:50 AM
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weren't there to see them - doo to leaving early ?
Kinda liked leaving your reader in suspense as to how it ended - like a good murder mystery ????
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I was in a sports bar in Myrtle Beach surrounded by uscjr
Feb 6, 2016, 9:34 AM
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fans and they were getting rowdy after they took the lead.
Before they kicked off, I said we'd complete a long pass and kick the winning field goal.
As soon as we lined up for the kick, the waitress brought me my check--she knew it was time for me to get out of there! After THE CATCH they were really upset and I was loving it.
Go Tigers!!
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Re: Rod Gardner
Feb 6, 2016, 9:11 AM
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And Rod could throw a football 80 yards and could have probably played on the basketball team. He was a great athlete, a great player, and has really turned into a great guy all around.
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Re: Rod Gardner
Feb 6, 2016, 11:36 AM
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Woody D. threw that ball a long way to get it to Rod.
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Orange Blooded [3974]
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He and Youngblood used to come out and play pool at
Feb 6, 2016, 11:14 AM
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Jefferson Commons (can't remember what they call it now) in Central in the sweet gameroom that we had. They both had their own pool cues and gloves, and with arms as long as theirs, they were hard to beat.
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