Tuesday, June 18, 2019

"Let Ole Arri-Arri Kick the Hell Out of It"

The headline refers to comments that Charlie Pell allegedly made about Clemson kicker Obed Arriri, a Nigerian-born soccer player at Clemson who switched to football from 1977 to 1980 and became a star.

He's the focus of the Tiger Pregame Show's Letterman Photo of the Day.



 From the post:

Obed Ariri was enrolled at Clemson in 1977 when Charlie Pell was in dire need for a kicker. Dr. Ibrahim offered Obed only if he would still continue to play soccer. Pell agreed, and Obed went on to nail every attempt thus securing his place as the kicker for the Tigers. Obed's scholarship was shifted to Football and Pell insisted that Obed forget about soccer. 

The last we heard, Arriri was driving a cab in the Tampa area. And like everyone else, he's on Facebook

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