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Clemson Football: The 10 Greatest Tigers of the Danny Ford era

The Clemson football program won its first National Championship under Danny Ford during the 1981 season.

Though the Ford era certainly saw its downfalls- with the biggest being the NCAA recruiting violations and then Ford’s resignation at the end of the 1980s- it is still recognized as one of the greatest periods of time during the Clemson football program’s history.

As part of the unprecedented success, we saw many talented and historical Clemson football players come through the program.

Here’s a look at the 10 greatest Tigers of all-time to play under Danny Ford.

Donnell Woolford was one of the most dominant defensive backs in the history of the program.