Tom Clements
Clements in 2013
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| Position: | asst Head Coach | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 18, 1953 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Pittsburgh (PA) Bishop Canevin | ||||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1975 | ||||||||
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| TD-INT: | 252-214 |
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| Yards: | 39,041 |
| Completion %: | 60.3 |
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Thomas Albert Clements (born June 18, 1953) is an American football coach and a former CFL quarterback. He was the assistant coach of the Green Bay Packers of the NFL through the 2016 season.
Clements attended Canevin Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Clements was a four-year letterman in both football and basketball. He was also offered a basketball scholarship at North Carolina, but decided to play football instead. He is the only athlete in Canevin history to have his jersey retired.
Clements was the starting quarterback for the Notre Dame football team from 1972 to 1974 and led the team to a national championship in 1973. In the Dec 31, 1973 Sugar Bowl matchup against Alabama, Clements had a 36-yard square-out completion to tight end Robin Weber on 3rd and 9 from his own end zone with 2:00 left to secure a 24-23 victory. In 1974, Clements finished fourth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy and was voted a first-team All-American.
After graduation, Clements began a career in the Canadian Football League, quarterbacking the Ottawa Rough Riders for four seasons and winning the league's Rookie-of-the-Year award in his inaugural campaign. The next season, he helped to lead the team to what became the Rough Riders' last Grey Cup victory. After taking a powerful hit, a woozy Clements threw a pass to tight-end Tony Gabriel in the end zone, a catch which became famous in defeating the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
During his time with Ottawa, Clements shared the passing duties with Condredge Holloway, from 1975 to 1977 as the quarterback getting the most playing time. In 1978, their stats were comparable, except for Holloway throwing only two interceptions to 12 by Clements.
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