Ron Clinkscale
Ronald William Clinkscale
Born: October 22, 1933
Amarillo, TX
Deceased: July 10, 2024
Position: B/QB,QB/B,QB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
College: Texas Christian
High School: Arlington Heights (Fort Worth, TX)
Career: 1955-1958
Ron Clinkscale played from 1955 to 1958 during his career with the BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders. Clinkscale threw for 873 yards in his career, completing 57 of 127 passes with 3 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. He also ran for 872 yards in 225 attempts with 9 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | 1955 | CFL BC Lions | 66 | 30 | 45.5 | 462 | 7.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 9 | 13.6 | 36 | 39.6 | 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 19 | 12.9 | 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 200 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.7 | 28 | 43.8 | 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 170 | 6.8 | 1 | 4.0 | 3 | 12.0 | 81 | 37.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 127 | 57 | 44.9 | 873 | 6.9 | 3 | 2.4 | 15 | 11.8 | 81 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1955 | CFL BC Lions | 92 | 376 | 4.1 | 52 | 4 | 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 52 | 210 | 4.0 | 23 | 0 | 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 0 | 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 21 | 105 | 5.0 | 17 | 4 | 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 57 | 155 | 2.7 | 27 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 225 | 872 | 3.9 | 52 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1955 | CFL BC Lions | 15 | 188 | 12.5 | 30 | 0 | 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 15 | 182 | 12.1 | 44 | 1 | 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 16 | 198 | 12.4 | 44 | 1 | 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 27 | 0 | 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 12 | 145 | 12.1 | 29 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 60 | 751 | 12.5 | 44 | 3 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1955 | CFL BC Lions | 18 | 114 | 6.3 | 24 | 0 | 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 24 | 147 | 6.1 | 24 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1955 | CFL BC Lions | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 22 | 0 | 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 38 | 0 | 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 30 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 21 | 462 | 22.0 | 39 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1955 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 | 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 20 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 1955 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1955 | CFL | BC Lions | 16 | 3 | 1956 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 12 | 1956 | CFL | BC Lions | 1 | 1957 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 15 | 1958 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 15 |
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