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Letters: Thank Clemson grad for USC’s NCAA assist

Then-Gov Nikki Haley shakes hands with Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris before the 2011 Clemson-South Carolina game.
Then-Gov Nikki Haley shakes hands with Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris before the 2011 Clemson-South Carolina game. Rich Glickstein AP
Columbia, SC

The unsung heroine of the great Gamecock victory over Duke was Gov. Nikki Haley. If she hadn’t convinced the Legislature to take the Confederate flag off the State House grounds, neither the men’s nor the women’s Gamecock team would have played in the NCAA tournament in South Carolina.

The importance of fan support cannot be over-emphasized. Without it, it is doubtful that either team would have emerged victorious. So, thank you Ambassador Haley.

Joel P. Sussman

Columbia

This story was originally published March 25, 2017 at 5:21 PM with the headline "Letters: Thank Clemson grad for USC’s NCAA assist."

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