Former Clemson Player and Coach Willie Anderson Passes Away

CLEMSON, S.C. — Willie Anderson, the only person in Clemson football history to both earn first-team All-ACC honors as a player and serve as a full-time assistant coach on a Clemson national championship team, passed away in Sumter, S.C. on Wednesday. He was 72.

The native of Mayesville, S.C. arrived at Clemson in 1971 and was a three-year starter at middle guard and linebacker across the 1972-74 seasons. He started 31 of Clemson’s 33 games over those three seasons.

His most memorable game of his playing career took place in his final game in 1974 against South Carolina when he had 17 first hits and 21 total tackles in a 39-21 win over South Carolina at Memorial Stadium. He was named the…