August 19
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August 19
- 1979: Dormitories open, 10 a.m.
- 1984: A heavy thunderstorm with high winds hits Clemson. At a Clemson football team meeting, the players are informed about injured freshman wide receiver, Marvin Montgomery, involved in a serious traffic accident om August 18. Seniors Dale Hatcher and William Perry take questions live on WSPA-TV call-in show, "Talking Football".
- 2006: Charleston News & Courier ACC beat sports writer Larry Williams publishes story about the NCAA's refusal to grant a financial hardship exemption for 19-year old Clemson freshman defensive back Ray Ray McElrathbey who has custody of his 11-year old brother due their mother's ongoing drug addiction and their father's gambling addiction. The story is subsequently picked up by the USA Today and Sports Illustrated magazine, and in mid-September, the NCAA will reverse itself on the decision. On the weekend of the Florida State game, ABC World News Tonight features Ray Ray and his brother as the Person of the Week, on Friday, September 15, 2006, and ESPN includes details of the case in both their Game Day broadcast on Saturday morning, September 16, and during the FSU-Clemson match that night. Ray Ray is interviewed by Oprah on the Oprah Winfrey Show on October 20.
- 2007: Deadline for registration for Alumni Band appearance in the First Sunday Parade.
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