Clemson Tigers News: CJ Spiller, Kim Graham-Miller, Millie Thompson

The Tigers will add Kim Graham-Miller and CJ Spiller to the Ring of Honor

Clemson Athletics has announced the next two Tiger athletes who will be inducted into the Ring of Honor.

The Tigers will add Clemson Track & Field’s Kim Graham-Miller and Clemson Football’s CJ Spiller.

Graham-Miller was a Tiger from 1990-93. She is a 15-time ACC champion and won an Olympic Gold Medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games with the 4X400 meter relay team.

She was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1998. She is currently the track and field coach at UC San Diego.

Spiller was a Tiger player from 2006-09. He was an All-American and ACC Player of the Year in 2009 before an 8-year NFL career, primarily with Buffalo and New Orleans. He also finished sixth in Heisman Trophy voting that season.

He joined Dabo Swinney’s staff as an unpaid intern in 2020 before becoming the running backs coach in 2021. He was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 2020 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2021.

Other news and notes from around Clemson athletics:

Clemson Softball alum Millie Thompson has joined the staff of the Jacksonville Dolphins as a graduate assistant.

Jacksonville plays Division I softball in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Thompson was 44-13 in her career with the Tigers over 97 appearances. Her career ERA was 2.38.

Her fellow alum, Caroline Jacobsen, is returning for another season of Athletes Unlimited softball.

According to Sportico, Clemson Athletics brought in $195.9 million in revenue in 2023. This ranks them 13th among the schools included. Florida State ranked 18th with $169 million. They were the only teams from outside the current SEC and Big Ten in the Top 25

One important caveat to note is that it does not appear that all the private schools of Division I are represented. For example, schools like Duke, Southern California, and Miami are not included.