Walt Clay
Walter Earl Clay
Born: January 8, 1924
Erie, CO USA
Deceased: May 3, 2013
Charlotte, NC
Position: B
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 196
College: Colorado
High School: Longmont (CO)
Career: 1946-1949
Drafted: 1946 in Round 10, #85 overall by the New York Giants
Walt Clay played from 1946 to 1949 during his career with the Chicago Rockets and Los Angeles Dons. Clay ran for 652 yards in his career on 169 attempts, scoring 4 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 15 passes for 218 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 140 | 5.2 | 2 | 7.4 | 3 | 11.1 | 0 | 45.8 | 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 100.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 148 | 5.3 | 2 | 7.1 | 3 | 10.7 | 8 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 65 | 283 | 4.4 | 0 | 1 | 1947 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 1948 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 86 | 293 | 3.4 | 0 | 3 | 1949 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 169 | 652 | 3.9 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 1947 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 0 | 0 | 1948 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 10 | 118 | 11.8 | 0 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 15 | 218 | 14.5 | 0 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | 1948 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 1947 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 1948 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 125 | 13.9 | 20 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1948 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1946 | AAFC | Chicago Rockets | 13 | 2 | 1947 | AAFC | Chicago Rockets | 3 | 2 | 1947 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 8 | 0 | 1948 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 13 | 8 | 1949 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 10 | 1 |
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