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.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/clemson as Clemson Mourns Loss of Legendary Player and Coach Willie Anderson. After building a resume that places him among the most legendary figures in Clemson football history, a former All-ACC standout and National Championship-winning coach has passed away.