July 5th Clemson Historic Picture And Trivia Question Of The Day

Today’s photo is from the 1940’s and shows an aerial photo of Clemson during war time.
The 1940’s were a key time at Clemson, and many things took place that still impact the school today.
In 1942, the War Department gave an occupation permit for lands to develop the Issaqueena Bombing Range in the Experimental Forest.
Tiger Rag was introduced at Clemson by cadet and band member Robert Dean Ross (Class of 1948).
And Memorial Stadium was finished.
Trivia Question
Maybe the most iconic thing that has stuck since the 1940’s at Clemson was Memorial Stadium being coined “Death Valley”. Who said it?
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It was tagged by Presbyterian College Head Coach Lonnie McMillian during the late 1940s. After bringing his teams to Clemson for many years and getting whipped, he said the place was like “Death Valley.” A few years later, the name stuck.