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College Football Playoff title game: Famous alumni of Clemson and Alabama

College Football Playoff title game: Famous alumni of Clemson and Alabama

Alabama and Clemson are set to face each other in the College Football Playoff title game for the third time in four years. Here's a look at the most famous alumni from both schools.

 
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Mel Allen

Mel Allen
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One of the most famous baseball play-by-play voices ever, Allen is synonymous with the New York Yankees after announcing the team's games beginning in 1939. He graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1937.

 
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Lee Brice

Lee Brice
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Brice attended Clemson on a football scholarship before going into country music. He's won several awards, including 2012 CMA New Artist of the Year and Grammy Awards in 2014 for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song.

 
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Rece Davis

Rece Davis
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The host of ESPN's College GameDay, Davis graduated from Alabama in 1988 with degrees in broadcast news and public affairs.

 
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James Dickey

James Dickey
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Dickey left Clemson after one semester to enlist in the Army Air Corps. He's best known for writing "Deliverance," and he also appeared in the movie.

 
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John Edwards

John Edwards
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Edwards attended Clemson before transferring to NC State. He represented North Carolina in the U.S. Senate and was the democratic nominee for vice president in 2004.

 
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Winston Groom

Winston Groom
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The author of the book "Forrest Gump," Groom graduated from Alabama in 1965.

 
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Nikki Haley

Nikki Haley
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Haley was the former governor of South Carolina and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. She graduated from Clemson with a bachelor's degree in accounting.

 
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Lady Bird Johnson

Lady Bird Johnson
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The First Lady of the United States as wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson attended Alabama for one summer before transferring.

 
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Harper Lee

Harper Lee
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Lee won the Pulitzer Prize after authoring "To Kill a Mockingbird." She studied law at Alabama but didn't complete her degree. Lee passed away in 2016.

 
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Dolph Lundgren

Dolph Lundgren
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Lundgren attended Clemson and Washington State. A famous action star, he's best known for playing Ivan Drago in "Rocky IV."

 
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Bernie Madoff

Bernie Madoff
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Madoff attended Alabama for one year before transferring to Hofstra. The former non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ stock exchange, Madoff is currently in federal prison after pleading guilty to 11 felonies for running a Ponzi scheme.

 
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Jim Nabors

Jim Nabors
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Nabors played Gomer Pyle in "The Andy Griffith Show" and later the spinoff, "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." He's an alumnus of Alabama.

 
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Nancy O'Dell

Nancy O'Dell
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O'Dell, a co-anchor of "Entertainment Tonight," graduated summa cum laude from Clemson with a degree in marketing.

 
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George H. Ross

George H. Ross
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One of Donald Trump's advisers on the "The Apprentice," Ross attended Clemson University but earned his bachelor's from Brooklyn College.

 
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Joe Scarborough

Joe Scarborough
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Scarborough was a Republican in the House of Representatives from 1995-2001 but is now best known for co-hosting "Morning Joe" on MSNBC. He attended undergrad at Alabama, graduating in 1985.

 
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Gay Talese

Gay Talese
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Talese attended Alabama before going on to a notable journalism career at The New York Times and Esquire magazine.

 
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Strom Thurmond

Strom Thurmond
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Thurmond graduated from Clemson in 1923 with a degree in horticulture. He served in the United States Senate for 48 years and ran for president in 1948. He also was elected governor of South Carolina in 1946. 

 
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Mark Tremonti

Mark Tremonti
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Tremonti is best known as the guitarist of Creed and lead guitarist of Alter Bridge. He attended Clemson as a freshman before transferring to Florida State.

 
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James Michael Tyler

James Michael Tyler
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Tyler played Gunther in the hit show "Friends." He earned a degree in geology from Clemson in 1984.

 
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Jimmy Wales

Jimmy Wales
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The co-founder of Wikipedia, Wales earned a master's degree in finance from Alabama.

 
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George Wallace

George Wallace
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Wallace graduated from Alabama before his political career as governor of Alabama, and he also ran for president in 1968.

 
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Sela Ward

Sela Ward
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Ward attended Alabama, where she was a cheerleader and double majored in fine art and advertising. The actress's screen credits include "Sisters," "The Day After Tomorrow" and "CSI: NY."

Seth Trachtman is a sportswriter, digital marketer, and fantasy sports expert based in St. Louis, Missouri. He’s a two-time winner of the Tout Wars Fantasy Baseball Expert’s League, and his work has appeared in hundreds of fantasy baseball and fantasy football newsstand and online publications. He’s a University of Missouri alum and long-suffering turned spoiled Kansas City Chiefs fan. Seth doesn't often Tweet, but when he does, you can find him on Twitter/X @sethroto.

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