1984 Aiken Sports Year Highlights Black Magic and More
Swale the Kentucky Derby winner by Stevens and Claiborne Farms dominated horse racing news while USC Aiken’s baseball Pacers set a school record with 23 straight wins, finishing 38-6 and ranked No 8 NAIA. South Carolina Gamecocks football surged while Clemson star William Perry shone. local awards and state titles across basketball, baseball, golf, and volleyball capped a record year for Aiken area athletes.
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Gem
Thoroughbry
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Aiken
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1984 South Carolina sports recap highlights
Top stories include Swale winning the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. Black Magic begins a nine game winning streak for South Carolina football before a Gator Bowl loss to Oklahoma State. USC Aiken baseball posts a school record 23 straight wins and 38 for the season. ACC honors for William Perry. scholarships for Ray Roundtree and Raymond Chavous to Penn State and Clemson. state track titles for Chris MacMurdo and Michael Peterson. Junior Olympic girls basketball finishes third. White inducted into Golf Hall of Fame. Wagener-Salley loses in Class A state baseball finals.
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USC
Aiken
William Perry
Perry
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Raymond Chavous
Ray Roundtree
North Augusta
Leon Holmes
Keith Lewis
the Bluff
Clayton Chriswell
Roundtree
Penn State
Chavous
Midland Valley
Mark Crawford
Mike Roberts
Jeff Jones
Louise Greenwood
Dru McPherson
USCA
Augusta College
Pacer Park
J.H. Satcher
Cliff Ellis
Bill Foster
University of Miami
Kennedy Middle
Chris MacMurdo
South Airica
MacMurdo
Ridge Spring
Monetta
Michael Peterson
Ellis - Strom Thurmond
Orville White
Midland Valley C.C
Bobby Knowles
South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame
Greenwood
McPherson
Vy Chriswell
Robert Hightower
Woody Stephens
Swale
Black Magic
South Carolina
Accass
Wagener-Salley
Chesnee
Mears Survived Brutal Wreck and Returned to Racing
Rick Mears recounts his 1984 Sanair Superspeedway crash in Quebec where feet were crushed and tendons torn. Despite the agony and danger, he recovered, vowed to race again, and later became a leading driver of the decade while reflecting on the near loss of his career.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Letha Jones Advocates Aiken Technical College
Letha Jones, employed by Weyerhaeuser Company, discusses ATC in a college feature. She notes the evolving secretary role demands enhanced skills and urges others to accept the ATC challenge. Winter quarter registration is Jan 2. meet Letha in The College Zone on Dec 31 at 12:30 p.m. on Channel 26.
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