Clinton Black, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Clinton Black

American football player, lineman, guard, insurance executive

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1894

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 08-Oct-1963

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Clinton Black

  • Clinton Rutherford "Cupe" Black, Jr.
  • (October 3, 1894 – October 8, 1963) was an American football player. Black enrolled at Yale University and, while there, played on the Yale Bulldogs football team.
  • He was captain of the 1916 Yale Bulldogs and a consensus first-team choice for the 1916 College Football All-America Team.
  • He wore #1 that year, the first time Yale donned numbers.
  • In 1920 Black was rumoured to restart the Massillon Tigers pro football team, and enter the team in the newly formed American Professional Football Association (later renamed the National Football League in 1922), however he later turned down the offer.

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