John Clay (offensive tackle)

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John Clay
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Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1964-05-01) May 1, 1964 (age 60)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school: Cedar Hill (MO) Northwest
College: Missouri
NFL draft: 1987  / Round: 1 / Pick: 15
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:12
Games started:10
Player stats at PFR

John Gregory Clay (born May 1, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons during the late 1980s.

Clay was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and played scholastically at Northwest High School in Cedar Hill. [1]

He played college football for the University of Missouri, [2] where he was a three-time All-American. He was a third-team selection as a sophomore, second-team as a junior, and earned consensus first-team honors as a senior. [3] [4] [5]

He was selected by the Los Angeles Raiders in the first round (15th pick overall) of the 1987 NFL draft. [6]

After his rookie season, the Raiders traded Clay to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for star offensive lineman Jim Lachey.

On 1/5/2016, John Gregory Clay was officially named as the head coach of the Cahokia Comanche football team.

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References

  1. ↑ "John Clay Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ "John Clay Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Honor Teams". The Indianapolis Star. December 5, 1984. p. 62.
  4. ↑ "All-America". Akron Beacon Journal. December 10, 1985. p. D2.
  5. ↑ "UPI All-American Team". The Indianapolis Star. December 9, 1986. p. 14.
  6. ↑ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.

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