alls ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Great ▁F alls , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁where ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁Red ▁Dev ils ▁to ▁two ▁state ▁champion ships ▁in ▁football ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁basketball . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁ ▁Mc F ad den ▁is ▁widely ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁greatest ▁ath lete ▁in ▁C lem son ▁University ▁history , ▁letter ing ▁in ▁three ▁sports ▁( football , ▁basketball , ▁and ▁track ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Mc F ad den ▁was ▁voted ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ' ▁" A th lete ▁of ▁the ▁Year ". ▁Mc F ad den ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁two - time ▁All - American ▁in ▁basketball ▁( 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 9 ) ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁basketball ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁Southern ▁Conference ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁Mc F ad den ▁also ▁played ▁half back ▁and ▁pun ter ▁on ▁the ▁football ▁team ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁C lem son ' s ▁first ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁All - American ▁in ▁football ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁which ▁saw ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁play ▁and ▁win ▁their ▁ 1 st ▁bow l ▁game ▁( 1 9 4 0 ▁Cot ton ▁Bowl ▁Classic ). ▁ ▁Upon ▁gradu ating , ▁Mc F ad den ▁played ▁football ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League ' s ▁Brook lyn ▁D od gers . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁# 4 ▁overall ▁NFL ▁draft ▁pick ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first , ▁and