While incarcerated, Etienne enrolled in classes at Southern University, and received high marks for his degree. [12], Etienne started his junior year at Clemson with a career-high 205 yards and three touchdowns in the first game of the season. He was the hope and the light for the whole community.”, Kirk Herbstreit’s Twin Sons to Walk On at Clemson Next Season. On August 11, 2005, Fightnews.com reported Etienne's ring career likely over with the following story: On June 22, 2006, following his trial in Baton Rouge, Etienne was found guilty and sentenced to 160 years in prison without parole for an allegedly cocaine-fueled crime spree that included robbing a check cashing business, carjacking and attempting to shoot a police officer. We told him that, a year ago, he’d been watching this game in our living room. When Dabo Swinney came to Jennings to recruit Etienne, he got to meet Beverly. Known for his aggressive, high-volume style despite being a heavyweight, he fought the likes of Mike Tyson, Francois Botha, Nikolay Valuev, Calvin Brock, and Lamon Brewster [13] He bested this in a November 2 game against Wofford, when he ran for 212 yards and two touchdowns on just 9 attempts (23.6 yards per attempt). 4 Clemson routs Wofford 59-14 for 24th straight victory", "Travis Etienne named ACC Player of the Year again", "Clemson RB Travis Etienne surprises by returning for senior season", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Travis_Etienne&oldid=986750164, Players of American football from Louisiana, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, ACC’s All-Time Career Rushing Yard Leader - 4644 Yards, ACC’s All-Time Career Rushing TD Leader - 56, ACC’s All-Time Career Total TD Leader - 62, ACC’s All-Time Point Leader for Non-Kicker - 372, This page was last edited on 2 November 2020, at 19:59. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Clifford Etienne “The Black Rhino” Sentenced to 150 Years in Prison, https://www.si.com/vault/2001/02/19/297421/beware-the-black-rhino-heavyweight-clifford-etienne-found-his-calling-in-prison-now-he-stalks-a-title, Boxer Etienne gets 150-year sentence for crime spree, https://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2006-06-23-etienne-sentenced_x.htm, http://www.boxingscene.com/clifford-etiennes-sentence-drops-from-160-years-105--64220, http://www.boxingscene.com/clifford-etienne-nearly-killed-prison-given-transfer--97942, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clifford_Etienne&oldid=984804441, American people convicted of attempted murder, American sportspeople convicted of crimes, Articles lacking in-text citations from March 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 22 October 2020, at 06:04. A normal site at the Etienne home was a football-toting Travis climbing over, around and through furniture, his toddler brother following his every move while their parents were at work.”. “Travis is a momma’s boy, and when Donnetta would leave for work little Travis would race out of the house after her car,” Ross Delligner wrote in SI in December 2018. [1] This potential college football career was derailed by a 40-year prison sentence for armed robbery, which was committed at a shopping mall during his senior year. He also defeated Lamon Brewster, the future WBO heavyweight champion, via a fairly-dominant unanimous decision after ten rounds in May of 2000. Travis Etienne says all the restaurants in New Orleans are good. After the loss to Tyson, Etienne's future seemed to be that of a journeyman opponent. According to the Charleston Post and Courier, Meet Clemson Wide Receiver Hunter Renfrow’s Fiancee.

Travis Etienne is one of four children. Travis Etienne was raised by his parents in the small city of Jennings in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Then I had fried catfish, for Christmas I had gumbo, I went to Darrell’s and had their surf and turf, and I just hit all the regular spots,” Etienne told the Post and Courier. The fight was widely considered to be one of the best heavyweight matches of that year. Travis Etienne is from Jennings, Louisiana, where his father, Travis Etienne Sr., and mother, Donnetta Etienne, raised him, along with his brother and two sisters. My dad was just so mad because I was eating so much. Clifford Etienne (born March 9, 1970) is an American former professional boxer and convicted robber, who is currently serving a 105-year prison sentence without the possibility of parole. Etienne is close to his family, according to ESPN: There’s a routine for the Etienne family on every game day. He up next… @silent.assassin4, A post shared by Travis Etienne Jr (@t.etiennejr) on Jul 9, 2018 at 10:39am PDT. Etienne's last fight was against Nicolay Valuev. When the Clemson Tigers were recruiting Travis Etienne, there was one key person the coaching staff had to convince: his grandmother, Cynthia Beverly. Reply. At Clemson, his classmates are now fully aware of who he is and have no issues asking for a quick selfie,” Grace Raynor wrote in the Post and Courier in 2017. I get to see him becoming a complete man right before our very eyes.”, She told ESPN that after Clemson’s loss to Alabama last season, “We told him he was our hero no matter what. Early years. Etienne rushed for 1,659 yards on the year and had an FBS-leading 24 rushing touchdowns.

Travis Etienne's 2018 and 2019 Clemson seasons are the best rushing seasons in school history in both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.