Bobby Gage Experience: 1945-48 Sport: Football

Bobby Gage was the tailback on Clemson's first post-war bowl team, the 1949 Gator Bowl, which edged Missouri. The Anderson, SC native was All-State three years, but it was 1948 when he reaped most of his honors.

Gage was selected to the All-Southern, All-South and All-American teams and topped his career by being named the most valuable player in the Gator Bowl. When he finished playing, he owned or was tied for 12 Clemson records. His mark of 24 touchdown passes is still fifth in school history, and he ranks ninth in total offensive yards. In 1947, he became the first Tiger to pass for four touchdowns in a game.

A first-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Gage played two years in the NFL. He was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1976, the South Carolina Hall of Fame in 1978, and the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame in 1990.