Clemson vs Carolina blood drive saves tens of thousands of lives [Video]

When Clemson and Carolina take to Frank Howard Field on Clemson’s Memorial Stadium for Saturday’s rivalry matchup, fans will see a real powerhouse on the field… and that’s at halftime. Weeks before celebrating her 89th birthday, Barbara Cartwright will be invited to the field at halftime to be recognized for founding the “Blood Bowl” 40 years ago. One week before the football teams go head to head, students at both universities go “arm to arm”, rolling up their sleeves to donate blood in a competition that’s come to be known as the “Blood Bowl”. The Blood Connection and the Red Cross come to both campuses in what has become one of the largest blood donation events in the country.Collections are estimated to be over 180-thousand pints of blood over the past four decades, and it all started with an idea from Barbara Cartwright.She was working as a technician for what …