KENNY KING - INDUCTEE #143
hall of fame fast fact:
In 1972, when Clarendon went to the 2A state finals, Kenneth King, then a sophomore, was the team's placekicker but did not start in the backfield.
Kenny King
The speedy Clarendon running back from the 1970s was a two-time all-stater. As a senior, he ran for nearly 2,000 yards and 20 touchdowns.
After high school, King became an integral part of the 1970s Wishbone offense at OU, first as a runner, then as a blocker. He played immediately at OU; he led OU in rushing as a sophomore with 839 yards. He became more of a blocking back and helped Billy Sims earn the Heisman Trophy in 1978. In King’s last two years, OU went 21-3.
He spent six years in the NFL with the Houston Oilers and the Oakland Raiders. With the Raiders, King gained 761 yards, caught 22 passes, and was named to the Pro Bowl. King wrote his name in the Super Bowl record book with an 80-yard touchdown in Super Bowl XV in 1981. That improvised pass stood for 16 years as the longest TD pass in Super Bowl history.
In his NFL career, he totaled more than 2,500 yards rushing; his football career ended in 1987 after a year in the Canadian Football League.
