Randy Clay
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Shamrock, Texas, U.S.
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
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| Positions | Halfback, defensive back, placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | May 30, 1928 Shamrock, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | July 19, 2006 (aged 78) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Pampa (TX) | ||||||||||||
| College | Texas | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1950: 3rd round, 33rd overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Oscar Randall "Randy" Clay (May 30, 1928 – July 19, 2006) was an American professional football halfback, defensive back and kicker. He played for the New York Giants in 1950 and 1953 and was an All-American at the University of Texas.[1][2]
Clay was born in Shamrock, TX in and played high school football at Pampa High School in Pampa, Texas from 1943-1946 where he was an All-State halfback, on the All-State Basketball Team and the two-time State Champion at discus.[3][4] He earned trips to both the Oil Bowl and the Texas High School All-Star Game.[5]
In 1986 he was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame.[5] 1990 he was named to the Texas High School Sports Hall of Fame.[6] He was also the 28th inductee to the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame and was named a Top 100 Sports Legends of the Panhandle in 2000.[4]
College career
Clay played football and ran track at Texas from 1947-49 where he was a back and led the team in scoring in both 1948 and 1949.[6][7]
In 1947 he helped the Longhorns win the 1948 Sugar Bowl.
In 1948 he helped the Longhorns win the 1949 Orange Bowl, scoring the game-clinching touchdown against Georgia.[8]
In 1949 he was a first team All-American as chosen by the Newspaper Enterprise Association and 2nd team All-Southwest Conference.[9]
He finished as the school's 2nd leading rusher, with 1,076 yards and only the 2nd one to rush for more than 1000 yards in a career.[7]
He also lettered in track in 1949 and 1950.[10] At the end of his senior year, he came in 3rd in the discus throw and helped the Longhorns win the Southwest Conference Championship.[8] He also anchored the relay team.
In 1977 he was named to the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor.[6]
