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Fountain Fact: If he plays 12 games this season, he will become
just the second Tiger in history to play in 50 games.
Years Lettered: 2001,02,03
Bowl Participation: Reserve defensive end in the 2001 Humanitarian
Bowl against Louisiana Tech and the 2002 Tangerine Bowl against Texas Tech;
starting defensive end in 2004 Peach Bowl against #6 Tennessee.
Fall 2004 Depth Chart Position: First-team defensive end
Overview: Experienced and durable veteran who should be counted on as a big-play performer as a defensive end...has not missed a game in three years and has played 38 in a row; has a chance to tie the Clemson games played record if he plays in every regular-season game plus a bowl game in 2004; only member of the senior class who has played in all 38 games in the past three years...started each of the last eight games in 2003 after J.J. Howard suffered a torn ACL against Virginia; actually started the Virginia game opposite Howard because of an injury to Khaleed Vaughn...has logged over 1,000 snaps for his career...has three caused fumbles, one in each of his three years...earned the Defensive 12th-Man Award from coaches in 2003...most improved defensive end in the weight room during the winter of 2004.
2003: Consistent player who had 39 tackles, ninth-most on the team...added six tackles for loss and two sacks to go with 17 quarterback pressures (second on the team)...credited with a safety on a sack of Georgia Tech's Reggie Ball; that helped set the defensive tempo of that game...had a season-high six tackles in a pair of Clemson losses (N.C. State, Wake Forest)...had two tackles for loss at N.C. State and two more in the win over North Carolina...had six quarterback pressures against Philip Rivers; he was one of the few players to sack the former Wolfpack quarterback in 2003...Clemson Defensive Player-of-the-Game as voted by the coaches for the N.C. State contest...had three tackles at South Carolina, including a tackle for loss...had three quarterback pressures in the Tennessee game...played at least 22 snaps in every game.
2002: Active defensive end who had two interceptions to rank third on the team...had a 43-yard interception return against Louisiana Tech to set up Clemson's final touchdown, a play that iced the game; that was the longest interception return of the year by a Tiger...had an interception against Maryland that showed his athletic ability; deflected the ball, then made a diving interception...had 25 tackles...came off the bench in all 13 games and averaged 22 snaps a game...had one tackle in 24 plays in the Tangerine Bowl against Texas Tech...had a season-high five tackles in 27 plays against Louisiana Tech...had three tackles at North Carolina, including a sack, a 13-yard minus play...played at least 21 plays over each of the last seven games of the season.
2001: Played in every game for an average of 20 snaps per game as a first-year freshman...had six tackles for loss...had two tackles for loss for eight yards at Georgia Tech, he also had a sack...had a season-high four tackles against North Carolina...had three tackles in his 19 plays at South Carolina...played a season-high 27 snaps against North Carolina and had four games of at least 20 snaps...saw double-figure plays in every game, but did not start a game.
Before Clemson: Attended Camden High School, where he was a two-time all-conference player...MVP of the North-South High School All-Star game in Myrtle Beach...played the 2000 season at Fork Union Prep with current teammate Eric Coleman...played in high school with Tiger teammate Charles Bennett...born Gregory Maurice Fountain on September 22, 1982...majoring in PRTM.
