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Clemson University announced Monday that former running back C.J. Spiller will be inducted in to the Clemson Ring of Honor later this year.
The two-time All-ACC selection set the NCAA record for career kickoff returns for touchdowns with seven, and his 7,588 career all-purpose yards still rank third in NCAA history. That total remains an ACC record and ranks first all-time among Power Conference players. As a senior in 2009, Spiller earned unanimous first-team All-America honors, including a first-team selection as a kick returner and second-team selection as a running back according to the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), the sport’s oldest All-America team.
Spiller became the first player in history to be named as an All-American at two different positions in the same year by the WCFF. That year, Spiller also became the first player in ACC history to record more than 1,000 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving. He set an ACC record for all-purpose yards with 2,680, a mark that still stands today.
He finished sixth in the voting for the 2009 Heisman Trophy. Clemson running back C.J.
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Spiller was also an All-American in track in 2008-09 and was a member of the 4x100 relay team that finished third in the nation in the spring of 2009. Following his collegiate career, Spiller was a first-round draft choice (No. 9 overall) by the Buffalo Bills in 2010 an.
