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RANDALL CLAY - INDUCTEE #28

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In addition to his two touchdowns in the 1947 OU-Texas game that Sooner players "thought I didn't score on," Randall Clay's career highlights included graduating from the University of Texas in four years. "Just two of us out of 45 they brought in my freshman year did that," he said. "That was my proudest moment - to fulfill what they gave me a scholarship to do." 

Randall Clay

Born in Shamrock, Randall Clay had careers as an all-state football player, all-state basketball player, and two-time state discus champion at Pampa.

Clay attended the University of Texas and led the Longhorns in scoring in 1948-49. Clay was named an NEA All-American in 1949.

Clay was an All-Army halfback for San Antonio’s Brooke Medical Center in 1951 and 1952, played with the New York Giants in 1950 and 1953, and had 18 years of experience as a football back judge, officiating Southwest Conference games.

He started as an NFL rookie and continued to play both ways plus duty as a placekicker.

Clay was Top 100 Sports Legends of the Panhandle, selected in 2000. In San Antonio, he was a well-known face as the first sports director at WOAI-TV, a job he held for 17 years before dealing in stocks and insurance.

Clay died at 78 in 2006.