{"id":48252,"date":"2016-01-11T22:24:23","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T22:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/01\/11\/bronze-star-recipient-daniel-rodriguez-pumps-up-clemson\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:58:26","slug":"bronze-star-recipient-daniel-rodriguez-pumps-up-clemson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/off-duty\/military-sports\/2016\/01\/11\/bronze-star-recipient-daniel-rodriguez-pumps-up-clemson\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronze Star recipient Daniel Rodriguez pumps up Clemson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A combat veteran who played wide receiver for Clemson after leaving service is back in uniform for his old school\u00a0\u2014 for 80 seconds, at least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daniel Rodriguez, who earned a Bronze Star with &#8220;V&#8221; device and a Purple Heart for his actions during the Battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan in 2009, donned his orange-and-blue No. 83 jersey in a Fox Sports video released Monday, hours before his Tigers take on the Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff title game in Arizona:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L2T9nu32z14?feature=oembed\" width=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rodriguez played primarily special teams during three years with the Tigers (2012-14), returning six punts and recording five tackles. 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