Sports in Curriculum

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.

Frank Howard
Episode 102

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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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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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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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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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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...
Hunting | South Carolina Public Radio

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"H" is for Hunting. Hunting has long been an important component of the Palmetto State’s culture. Indians hunted a wide assortment of game for food from as early as 13,000 B.C.E. Colonists also...
Nascar or Football? | Take on the South
Episode 13

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Dr. Walter Edgar, Dr. Daniel Pierce, Author and History Department Chair, University of North Carolina, Asheville, and Dr. Harvey "Hardy" Jackson III, Author and Eminent Scholar in History...
From Coach to Teacher | Palmetto Scene

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Chapin High School Principal Dr. Akil Ross was recently named the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) 2018 National Principal of the Year. In this clip, Dr. Ross talks about...