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Howard's Rock
Howard's Rock is a large piece of quartzite that is displayed in Clemson University, Clemson University's Memorial Stadium, Clemson, Memorial Stadium. The rock is the center of a longstanding tradition where players touch it before running down the hill in the east end zone at each home football game. History The rock was brought to football coach Frank Howard (American football coach), Frank Howard in the early 1960s as a gift from Samuel C. Jones. Jones found the rock while driving through Death Valley, California and gave it to Howard as a reference to "Death Valley," the name used to refer to Memorial Stadium. The coach used the rock as a doorstop until 1966. He was cleaning out his office when he told Gene Willimon, a Clemson booster, "Take this rock and throw it over the fence or out in the ditch...Do something with it, but get it out of my office." It was Willimon who had the rock placed on a pedestal in the east end zone, where it remains today. The rock made its first a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard's Rock
Howard's Rock is a large piece of quartzite that is displayed in Clemson University, Clemson University's Memorial Stadium, Clemson, Memorial Stadium. The rock is the center of a longstanding tradition where players touch it before running down the hill in the east end zone at each home football game. History The rock was brought to football coach Frank Howard (American football coach), Frank Howard in the early 1960s as a gift from Samuel C. Jones. Jones found the rock while driving through Death Valley, California and gave it to Howard as a reference to "Death Valley," the name used to refer to Memorial Stadium. The coach used the rock as a doorstop until 1966. He was cleaning out his office when he told Gene Willimon, a Clemson booster, "Take this rock and throw it over the fence or out in the ditch...Do something with it, but get it out of my office." It was Willimon who had the rock placed on a pedestal in the east end zone, where it remains today. The rock made its first a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |