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03/03/2006
Napier Named Clemson Football Assistant
Former Furman quarterback Billy Napier has been named Clemson tight ends coach, the school said Monday.
Napier was quarterbacks coach at South Carolina State last season, helping the Bulldogs offense to an average of 34.4 points a game and a 9-2 record.
At 26, Clemson coach Tommy Bowden said Napier will be one of the youngest full-time Division I coaches.
"I look at that as a strong asset," Bowden said. "He was a big reason South Carolina State had a very successful season, especially on the offensive side of the ball. He will also be an asset to us in recruiting."
Napier was an offensive video graduate assistant coach at Clemson in 2003 and on-field graduate assistant coach who worked with the defense in 2004.
Napier said he knew at an early age he wanted to be a coach.
"So I tried to soak up everything I could as a player and as a coach along the way," he said.
Napier played for the Paladins from 1999-2002 and was a two-time All-Southern Conference quarterback. In 2002, he broke Furman's single season passing record (2,475 yards) and the pass completion percentage record (68.5 percent).
He is a native of Chatsworth, Ga.
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