ward on the 1987 team and one of only two players in Clemson history, along with Bruce Murray, to record 40 goals and 40 assists in his career. “He was that type of coach that sometimes challenged you, sometimes got on you, wasn’t your friend very often,” Tormey said. “Personally, I had a better relationship with him when I finished playing soccer, which is a bigger part of the picture that people don’t see a lot of times. Hey, we’re young kids when we come in here at 17, 18, 19 (years old). We think we know everything. And his job as a coach was to get the best out of us out there on the soccer field — and that’s what he did. Once you matured and became what we call adults, then you saw who he actually was. He was a gentleman.” For the ceremony, Ibrahim’s widow, Julie, son Lee and his wife, Amanda, along with Julie’s son, Ryan Jones, were joined by Clemson President Jim Barker and Athletic Director TerThe family of Dr. I.M. Ibrahim was on hand alongside Athletic Director Terry Don Phillips and former IPTAY President Jim Bostic (second and third from left, respectively) for the unveiling of the stadium name at Historic Riggs Field in September. Photos by Rex Brown november 2012
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