Ron Clinkscale
![]() Clinkscale in 1955 | |
Date of birth | October 22, 1933 |
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Place of birth | Amarillo, Texas, U.S. |
Date of death | July 10, 2024 | (aged 90)
Place of death | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
Career information | |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | QB |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
US college | Texas Christian |
Career history | |
As player | |
1955 | BC Lions |
1956 | Calgary Stampeders |
1956 | BC Lions |
1957–1958 | Calgary Stampeders |
Ron Clinkscale (October 22, 1933 – July 10, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for four seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs. Clinkscale died on July 10, 2024, at the age of 90.[1]
References
- ^ Garcia, Eric E. (July 15, 2024). "Clinkscale, former TCU trustee, 'fastest' football player in 1950s, dies at age 90". Fort Worth Report. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
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