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Watson continues to make Clemson proud, especially off the field

Steve Fuller, one of the greatest players in Clemson football history, said he never had any doubts when it came to allowing Deshaun Watson to wear his No. 4.

Clemson retired Fuller’s No. 4 in 1979, the season following his amazing career at Clemson, in which he won ACC Player of Year honors in back-to-back seasons in 1977 and 1978, the only Tiger to earn such a feat until Travis Etienne accomplished it in 2018 and 2019.

Fuller was a third-team AP All-American and finished No. 6 in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1978 after leading Clemson to an 11-1 record, an ACC Championship and a No.