09-06-2007, 02:42 PM
Former Clemson basketball standout Clarke Bynum, who once helped thwart a plane hijacking, has died, the school said Tuesday. He was 45.
Bynum died Monday after a long battle with cancer, Clemson athletic spokesman Tim Bourret said. The 6-foot-7 Bynum averaged five points and two rebounds in four seasons with the Tigers from 1980-84. He was an All-Academic selection in the Atlantic Coast Conference in his senior season.
I recall the story of him holding down the hijacker. I hate to hear of anyone's untimely passing, but I feel really bad with four children left behind.
Bynum died Monday after a long battle with cancer, Clemson athletic spokesman Tim Bourret said. The 6-foot-7 Bynum averaged five points and two rebounds in four seasons with the Tigers from 1980-84. He was an All-Academic selection in the Atlantic Coast Conference in his senior season.
I recall the story of him holding down the hijacker. I hate to hear of anyone's untimely passing, but I feel really bad with four children left behind.