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Dabo Swinney turns 50: A look at Clemson's coach through the decades

The Greenville News

CLEMSON, S.C. – Even in T-ball, Dabo Swinney was finding ways to win.

“The parents are all out on the field, shifting kids around, and Dabo’s set up to hit down the third-base line, so everybody shifts to that side of the field,” said longtime friend Alex Morton. “Then Dabo jumps around to the front of the box and busts it out past second base. He’s always been messing with people and figuring things out before anyone else does.”

Fast forward 40-plus years and Swinney is on the cusp of his 50th birthday.