DAVID GLENN SHOW || Dabo Swinney, Head Football Coach, Clemson University

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In this Episode, Host David Glenn visits with Dabo Swinney, Head Football Coach, Clemson University.
THE DAVID GLENN SHOW
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August 24, 2023 | NCSN-DGS-00008
HOST: David Glenn
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Now entering his 16th season (and 15th full season) as Clemson’s head coach, Dabo Swinney has already carved his name into that foundation, elevating himself amid a pantheon of Clemson greats by becoming the first coach in program history to lead Clemson to multiple national championships.
Swinney’s stratospheric start to his head coaching career placed his record not only among Clemson legends but also among the names of the winningest leaders in the 150-plus years of major college football.
Swinney coached the 200th game of his career in the 2022 Orange Bowl, and his 161-39 record through 200 career games positioned him alongside College Football Hall of Famers Bob Stoops and Robert Neyland for the fifth-most wins through 200 games in FBS history. His 161 wins also passed Stoops for the second-most through the first 15 seasons of a career in FBS annals despite Swinney being limited to only seven games in his first season while serving in an interim capacity.
In October 2008, Swinney was named Clemson’s interim head coach, replacing Bowden, who had been his position coach as a player at Alabama and was Clemson’s head coach since 1999. He led the Tigers to a 4-2 record during the rest of the 2008 regular season, including a win over South Carolina in the regular-season finale to earn a Gator Bowl bid against Nebraska.
On Dec. 1, 2008, his interim tag was removed and he was named the program’s head coach. At the time, there had been 28 interim head coaches at the FBS level since 1970, and those coaches had combined for a 26-86-2 record. Only one of those 28 interim coaches posted a winning record, and that was Swinney. When he was hired as head coach, he became just the second interim coach to be elevated to the head coach position at the same school during that time period.
Swinney has demonstrated his dedication to the community through Dabo’s All In Team Foundation. Since 2009, the Swinney family and Dabo’s All In Team Foundation have given more than $9.6 million back to communities and programs in the state, a number expected to exceed $10 million by the end of 2023. In its inaugural year, the foundation made the first contribution to the cancer fund established for former Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich, and many schools followed its lead during the remainder of the season.
In 2022, the foundation distributed roughly $1.6 million in financial support to its core focus areas, with $1.15 million of that total being distributed to more than 230 deserving organizations and non-profits through the foundation’s grant program. In total, the foundation’s grant program has issued more than $6.2 million o worthy applicants in 15 years.
Swinney married the former Kathleen Bassett in 1994. They have three sons, Will, Drew and Clay. Will played for Clemson from 2017-21, appearing in 69 games and holding for 558 career kicking points while also scoring two touchdowns of his own. Drew was a core special teams player for Clemson from 2018-22 who served as the starting holder in his final campaign and caught 14 career passes. Both Will and Drew earned All-ACC Academic Team selections during their playing careers. Clay is a redshirt freshman on the 2023 Tiger football team.

[@johnadair8492]

Great interview David. Love hearing stories from Dabo that I haven't heard before. Go Tigers !!!

[@kristenparks4831]

cool show

[@fanstreamsports]

Great interview!