Tron Foster, a three-time cancer survivor, Boiling Springs High School graduate, and talented bass fisherman, had always been a lifelong Clemson fan. From the hospital beds of his childhood to the wheelchair that carried him as a young man, he bled Clemson Tigers orange with every heartbeat. Cancer seemed to have stolen nearly everything from him, including his strength and years of having a normal life. But it could never touch the part of him that roared when the stadium shook in Death Valley.
He had one dream left, just one. To see his beloved Tigers play, in person, one time.
And across that great divide between rivalry schools stood Russ Lloyd, a South Carolina Gamecock through and through. Russ had never met Tron, but a mutual friend mentioned the young man’s wish in passing, and it started a movement. Russ invited the Foster family to his tailgate and worked with USC football director of high school relations Clyde Wrenn to secure sideline passes for the family…