February 10, 2025

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7 thoughts on “Why Dave Clawson Will Never Leave Wake Forest

  1. Great article and you are spot on. I have known Coach Clawson a long time. I played for him and Kevin Higgins at Lehigh University in the early to mid 1990’s and what they are doing at Wake Forest they first did at Lehigh. They helped us to win our first league title in 1993 then again in 1995 and after that the program that had never won a title now stands as the winningest program with 12 titles!

    1995 was my junior year and in the last game of the year we were down to Lafayette by 16 points in the 4th quarter. Coach Clawson was our Offensive Coordinator and Coach Higgins was the Head Coach. Coach Clawson called one of the greatest games I have ever seen, scoring 2 Td and two 2 point conversions to tie the game. 1995 was the first year for overtime in the NCAA and to both Coach Higgins and Coach Clawson’s credit we practiced overtime sessions every week. The game went to a second overtime and we scored the go ahead TD on another great call by Coach Clawson and then got a stop on defense to win.

    To watch what Wake Forest is doing is so much fun for all of us former players because it is like watching ourselves all over again. So get ready Wake Forest this is only the beginning Coach Clawson and Coach Higgins are going to take you guys on a magical ride ! They are two of the best coaches ever!

  2. Love this read. I have the same feeling that Clawson will resist the crazy coaching carousel. Here’s hoping people look back at this article in disbelief and say “he called it right”.

  3. Absolutely awesome story. Thanks for the insight and research that goes into digging into a great mind like this. Yes, Coach Clawson is unique and he is ours. He has made us proud and is putting the name Wake Forest on a lot of dinner table conversations. Now let’s finish what he’s started and let these young men enjoy their continued historical season! GO DEACS🖤💛🏈

  4. I have followed Wake Forest since 1955. I remember McClain at fullback. Norm Snead as a sophomore, Piccolo, Freddie Summers, Billy Overton, Larry Russell, Larry Hopkins, Riley and company and I could go on and on. I hope that you are right. They say that Losing builds character and I have one of the best characters in the world. I fear that I am losing a little bit of it this. My friends tell me not to worry, that I will have plenty left. Biggest test in years today at Death Valley. GO DEACS!
    Grad WFU, 1968.

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