In emotional testimony, Andy Clawson recalled that...
In emotional testimony, Andy Clawson recalled that Marc Buoniconti, whispering from his hospital bed, absolved The Citadel’s trainer of blame in the 1985 football accident that left Buoniconti a quadriplegic.
“He looked up and said it’s not my fault,” Clawson testified as his voice broke during testimony in Buoniconti’s $16.5-million negligence suit at Charleston, S.C., against The Citadel, Clawson and team doctor E. K. Wallace Jr.
The defendants counter that Buoniconti was responsible for the injury because he illegally speared the opposing running back. Jerry McGee, Atlantic Coast Conference football official, testified Buoniconti did spear Herman Jacobs.
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