"That's pretty much the way things went for the next 25 years. Either in 1964 or 1965, S.C. Jones, a member of the Clemson class of 1919, made a trip to California. He stopped at a spot in Death Valley, CA, and picked up this white flint rock. He presented it to Coach Frank Howard as being from Death Valley, CA, to Death Valley, South Carolina." So ours was called Death Valley first (1958) but theirs was named after a rock from California. Interesting.
well, i think you missed the part i paraphrased. it was called death valley in 1948, but the rock wasnt presented to frank howard till 64-65. i will give them a little credit in that they were technically first to be dubbed death valley, but(and its a big but) there is absolutely no comparison as far as atmosphere. lsu/citadel outdrew every game except carolina and homecoming. its not even close
They could have stolen Georgetown's name instead and called it the Hoyas. Hoyas means what rocks in Latin.
