Athletes/Athletics

Sports are a favorite pastime of South Carolinians. This collection highlights famous athletes from the Palmetto State!

George Rogers | SC African American History Calendar (2020)

Episode 10

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

George Rogers, a native of Duluth, Ga., has always had a love for football. A standout at Duluth High School, Rogers decided to attend the University of South Carolina when coach Jim Carlen told him...

Coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough | SC African American History Calendar (2019)

Episode 10

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Coach Oliver “Buddy” Pough, from Orangeburg, South Carolina, can easily be regarded as one of the state’s most venerable football coaches. Before taking the reigns as head coach of the South Carolina...

Frank Howard

Episode 102

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Nearly every morning, Coach Howard and friends meet for coffee at a restaurant near the Clemson campus. Coach Howard then discusses his coaching career while taking viewers around his home, and the...

Frank Howard

Episode 103

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Coach Frank Howard joins host Tom Fowler for an interview. Coach Howard discusses his organization activities since retiring, the high points of his career, how football teams traveled, and how...

Frank Howard

Episode 101

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Coach Frank Howard, also known as “The Bashful Baron of Barlow Bend,” had an illustrious career as the head coach of the Clemson Tigers football team. After he retired from Clemson, Coach Howard...

Bobby Richardson

Episode 102

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

During his days playing baseball, Bobby Richardson spent a lot of time away from home. However now that he is head coach of the University of South Carolina’s baseball team, he is able to spend much...

Bobby Richardson

Episode 101

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Segment one expands on Bobby Richardson’s life and career. Richardson played as second baseman for the New York Yankees for ten and a half years, and holds several World Series records! Richardson...

Doby, Lawrence Edward | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

"D" is for Doby, Lawrence Edward [1923-2003]. Baseball Player. Larry Doby was the first African American to play baseball in the American League and the second African American to manage a major...

McGuire, Frank Joseph | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8

"M" is for McGuire, Frank Joseph [1913-1994] Basketball Coach.

Lucile Godbold | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Lucile "Miss Ludy" Ellerbe Godbold (1900-1981) is a distinguished American athlete and educator from Estill, South Carolina. Her accomplishments paved the way for female athletes around the world...