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TIGERS FANATIC: Heather Byrd

TIGERS FANATIC: Heather Byrd
August 2009
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“Basically, I live and breathe Clemson football. My life revolves around supporting the team and organizing the local fan base. I can’t imagine things any other way.”

Year Graduated:
1999

Distinctions:
President of the Charleston County Clemson Club, chair-elect of the Clemson Women’s Alumni Council, host of Bring Your Daughter to Clemson Weekend 2009, and Charleston County vice IPTAY chair

Ultimate Paraphernalia:
My first Tiger rag (a bandana)

Game-Day Tradition:
In a word: “tailgate!” She and husband Ryan have a house near Clemson dubbed the “Pendleton Paw Palace” and start at 7 a.m. for every home game.

Dedication:
“My life revolves around Clemson; when I’m shopping I look for anything orange. I even have a tiger paw on my suitcase.”

Small World:
“I was at an art museum in London and was carrying my tiger paw backpack. Someone from Greenville came up to me and said, ‘My father graduated from Clemson in 1938!’”


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