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Henry "Dude" Buchanan was a two-sport standout at Clemson from 1938-41 and was also the first non-football athlete to earn a scholarship. In the 1941 baseball season, he led the team in at bats, runs scored, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, total bases, and runs batted in. He also led the 1940 team in runs scored, triples, home runs, and total bases. During his career, he set the Clemson single season record for batting average that still stands today and the record for single season slugging average, recently broken by Khalil Greene. He was named All-Southern Conference in 1941, the year he was captain of the team. His career batting average of .402 is second in Clemson history.
Buchanan also played basketball and was a member of the 1939 Southern Conference Championship team. He was named second-team All-Southern Conference that season. He was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1991.
