Willie Anderson, a former Clemson football standout and national championship-winning assistant coach, died Wednesday in Sumter, South Carolina, the school announced Friday. He was 72. A cause of death was not immediately disclosed.

Willie Anderson, the only person in Clemson football history to earn both first-team All-ACC honors as a player and serve as a full-time assistant coach on a national championship team, has died, the school announced Friday. He was 72. Clemson said Anderson died Wednesday in Sumter, South Carolina. No cause of death was given.

Willie Anderson, the only person in Clemson football history to both earn first-team All-ACC honors as a player and serve as a full-time assistant coach on a Clemson national championship team, passed away in Sumter,