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Clemson, South Carolina Now, every college town boasts a favorite sports bar, but few have a bar so collectively beloved as The Esso Club at Clemson University, which first opened in 1933. Originally ...

The Esso Club in Clemson, located at 129 Old Greenville Highway, is one of the oldest and most iconic sports bars in the United States, according to ESPN staff reporter David Hale.

An old Esso service station just across the street from Memorial Stadium, the Esso Club started selling beer in the 1980s and has served Clemson’s best meat and three almost as long.

Clemson, South Carolina — home of Clemson University — has a growing downtown with a new hotel championing inclusivity. ... The Esso Club. A former gas station from the 1930s, ...

Courtesy of Clemson University. The Esso Club . A former gas station from the 1930s, The Esso Club — located just a short walk from Death Valley — is now a Clemson institution.

Locations in the South are something these bars all share in common. Theme-wise, these bars offer their own unique flare.

Clemson has the Esso Club, Oklahoma State has Eskimo Joe’s. Its fame has extended far beyond state borders. Saturday, doors will open at 9 a.m. and breakfast cheese fries will be sold until 11.