Stacy Long Position: OL Experience: 1986-90

Long broke onto the scene in 1989 during a game at Florida State. He had 10 knockdown blocks, which take the defender off his feet, against All-American Odell Haggins. Clemson defeated the Seminoles in Tallahassee that night. Clemson has not won in the state capital of Florida since. Six weeks later, when Clemson played host to N.C. State, Long lined up against future All-American and ACC Defensive Player-of-the-Year Ray Agnew. He had seven knockdowns that game. He set a Clemson record for a tackle with 69 knockdown blocks during the 1989 season and was named the ACC Lineman of the Week four times. The offensive tackle was a first-team All-ACC selection in 1989 and 1990, the leading vote-getter for offensive linemen both years. The Associated Press named him third-team All-American in 1989 and The Sporting News selected him to the first team that same year.

Long was a consensus All-American in 1990, his senior year. He was also one of three finalists for the 1990 Outland Trophy for the National Lineman of the Year. During the season, Clemson running backs averaged 255 yards per game, ninth-best in the nation, thanks to the holes Long created. The ACC awarded him Player of the Week on two different occasions in 1990. The first came after Clemson's 34-3 victory over Georgia on October 6 where he had six knockdown blocks. He earned the honor for the second time the following week in a loss at 1990 National Champion Georgia Tech. Although the Tigers lost, the Clemson offense gained 290 rushing yards against the Yellow Jackets' nationally-ranked defense.

Long recorded 141 career knockdown blocks during his tenure as a Tiger, a Clemson record for an offensive tackle. The Tigers rushed for over 300 yards in six games over Long's junior and senior seasons, including four in 1990.

Long was taken by the Chicago Bears in the 1991 National Football League draft and played two seasons before a knee injury ended his career. After returning to Clemson to finish his degree in Human Resources in 1995, Long now resides in the Windy City and is a district manager for Home Depot. He and his wife Stacy have three sons, Tanner and twins Colton and Austin.

Mr. Stacy and Ms. Stacy are involved in a fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis each December. Long's former teammate and good friend Chuck O'Brien's twin sons suffer from the disease. In 1999, the O'Brien's were sponsoring a walk-a-thon to raise money for research and asked for their friends' help. The Long's goal was to raise $100 with donations from friends, but they ended up giving the O'Briens $800. The success gave them the idea to serve as host to a benefit in Chicago around Christmas time called the Holiday Hoopla. Choirs sing, local restaurants provide food and businesses donate raffle items for the event. They have now raised over $18,000 for Cystic Fibrosis in just four years.

Long continues to make his presence known and his induction into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame will create a lasting memory for all Tiger fans.