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Coach Charlie Pell takes over helm of the Tiger football program.
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Clemson athletic officials announce the university will field women's volleyball for the first time in the fall of 1977. Grace Lyles is named the Lady Tigers' first coach.
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Clemson plays Georgia Tech "for the last time" as Tech continues to refuse to travel to Clemson. Tigers win, 31-14. Kick-off at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Of the seventeen games played between Tech and Clemson between 1953 and 1977, only once, in 1974, did the Yellow Jackets deign to come to Death Valley. To show the Atlanta business community how much money Clemson fans contribute to the local economy which WON'T be coming to town anymore, Tiger fans spend vast quantities of two dollar bills, many of them stamped with Tiger Paws. The local Federal Reserve bank sends out for two dollar denominations as all upstate banks are sucked dry by the demand. This is the start of Clemson's two dollar bill tradition.
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On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley, known as the "King of Rock and Roll," died at the age of 42. His death marked the end of an era in music and had a profound impact on his fans and the music industry.
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On May 25, 1977, the film "Star Wars" (later retitled "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope"), directed by George Lucas, was released.
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