Perry Tuttle and the 1981 National Champions have been waiting 35 years for someone to join them at Clemson. After all that time, they finally have some company.
Last Monday (Jan. 9), Clemson captured its second national championship in football with a 35-31 victory over Alabama. It was the Tigers’ first national championship since Tuttle and his Clemson teammates won the 1982 Orange Bowl over Nebraska to capture the 1981 National Championship.
On Saturday, Tuttle and the rest of his 1981 teammates were awarded the opportunity to celebrate Clemson’s latest title, along with 70,000 fans, who showed up in Death Valley as part of Clemson’s Championship Celebration and Parade.