South Carolina has a rich athletic history and a number of sucessful athletes call South Carolina home. The Sports in South Carolina collection tells the stories of these athletes and sports teams.
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The Piedmont Manufacturing baseball team, 1889. Textile mill villages provided opportunities for recreation as well as for work, and most mill communities had their own baseball teams. Mills recruited...
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The University of South Carolina football team around 1950, playing at Melton Field Stadium, with the crowd kept back by ropes. Note the difference not only between these uniforms and today's uniforms...
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Manly Field, Furman, 1929--the first football stadium in the South Atlantic to be lighted for games at night. A newspaper account of the first night game played there reports that the lights were on...
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Joe Tilghman, who played for Furman University, was named All State End in 1924, 1925, and 1926. From the Baptist Historical Collection. Courtesy of the Furman University Archives Special Collections...
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Football uniforms and equipment have changed a great deal during the 20th century. The helmets and nose guards of these players at Laurens High School in 1909 were made of leather. Courtesy of the...
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Darlington International Raceway, built in 1950, was the first stock car speedway of its kind. The 1.36 mile facility is located 2 miles west of Darlington, on state highways 34 and 151. The Pepsi...
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Stock car races at the Darlington International Raceway attract 50,000 to 75,000 fans annually. This van of spectators came for a Southern 500 in the late 1970s. Courtesy of the Darlington County...
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Aerial view of the Darlington International Raceway around 1985. Courtesy of the Darlington County Historical Commission.
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"M" is for McGuire, Frank Joseph [1913-1994] Basketball Coach.
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"B" is for Big Thursday [1896-1902, renewed in 1909-present].
