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Of witch doctors and old curses in the shadows of Williams-Brice

Alan Piercy•10/27/24

Former South Carolina running back and Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers looks on during second-half action during a home game in 1980. The photo was the inspiration for his statue at Springs Brooks Plaza outside of Williams-Brice Stadium. (Photo courtesy of South Carolina Athletics.)

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The Top 10 running backs in Gamecock history: Revisiting a conversation with Tommy Moody

Alan Piercy•10/17/24

South Carolina football coach Marvin Bass at a pep rally ahead of the annual USC-Clemson game on Nov. 21, 1963. One day later, the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. (Robert Maxie/The State Photographic Archives)

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South Carolina's forgotten ACC football title of 1965

Alan Piercy•09/25/24

Heisman promotional photo released by USC Athletics during the 1980 season.

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The significance of stars on the 1980 throwback uniforms

Alan Piercy•09/20/24

Dixon Hawkins

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When the Gamecocks wreaked havoc in the hill country

Alan Piercy•07/24/24

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Of fight songs and fighting birds

Alan Piercy•07/14/24

South Carolina baseball: The 1974 renaissance on the diamond

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1974: Renaissance on the diamond

Alan Piercy•05/13/24

Zam Fredrick in game action at Carolina Coliseum, 1981. Courtesy of the State Newspaper Archive, Richland County Public Library

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South Carolina is the Scoringest State

Alan Piercy•04/25/24

Pam Parsons from the 1980-81 USC women's basketball media guide

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South Carolina-NC State: Renewing an old rivalry defined by high-level competition and legendary coaches

Alan Piercy•04/01/24

Of Old Banners and Shadows of Greatness-1932_33_Gamecock_basketball_team

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Of old banners and shadows of greatness

Alan Piercy•03/18/24

Jack Thompson

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The night Gamecock basketball legend Jack Thompson met General Wade Hampton at 901 West Cedar Street

Alan Piercy•03/05/24

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"Joy reigns in Columbia": Antonio Grant, 26 years after his unforgettable game clincher

Alan Piercy•02/09/24

Grady Wallace (Image courtesy of the University of South Carolina)

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The Quiet Kentuckian: Remembering Grady Wallace and his magnificent Gamecock career

Alan Piercy•12/24/23

Image description: Frank McGuire (left) and Paul Dietzel with a model of “Memorial Hall,” (later Carolina Coliseum), on May 11, 1966. (Courtesy of The State Photographic Archives, Richland County Public Library - photo by Richard Maxie)

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One-Upping Tobacco Road: The story of Carolina Coliseum and its 12,401(ish) seats

Alan Piercy•12/17/23

Architectural rendering of the soon-to-be completed Carolina Field House which appeared in the Sept. 5, 1926, edition of The State

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1927 Men's Basketball: The Year of New and Wondrous Things

Alan Piercy•11/27/23

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Near riot at The Horseshoe: Aftermath of the 1902 South Carolina-Clemson football game

Alan Piercy•11/23/23

A Gamecock Odyssey

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A Gamecock Odyssey

Alan Piercy•11/15/23

Gamecock Jesus | South Carolina Women's Basketball NCAA Championship Parade | April 9, 2017 | Credit: Chris Gillespie, GamecockCentral

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A conversation with "Baseline Jesus," Gamecock superfan Carlton Thompson

Alan Piercy•10/08/23

SEC press conference

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Recalling South Carolina's role in the SEC/ACC expansion drama of 1990

Alan Piercy•09/12/23

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All sorts of roughness and brutality: When South Carolina banned football

Alan Piercy•08/27/23

Eric Poole with dad & daughter

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Eric Poole: "Honored to be there at South Carolina…"

Alan Piercy•07/29/23

Columbia Municipal Stadium

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A fine christening under heavy skies: Williams-Brice Stadium debuts as Columbia Municipal Stadium

Alan Piercy•07/15/23