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Foots Clement

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Foots Clement
Alabama Crimson Tide
PositionTackle
Personal information
Born:(1904-06-12)June 12, 1904
Rover, Arkansas, U.S.
Died:February 27, 1976(1976-02-27) (aged 71)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career history
CollegeAlabama (1928–1930)
Bowl games
Career highlights and awards

Charles Baxter "Foots" Clement (June 12, 1904 – February 27, 1976) was a college football player and prominent Memphis businessman.[1] He was posthumously inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.[2]

University of Alabama

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Clement was a prominent tackle for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the University of Alabama from 1928 to 1930. He wore a size 14 shoe.[3][4][5] He also participated in track and boxing.[2]

1930

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He was the captain of the 1930 national championship team. He was selected first-team All-Southern on the selection compiled from 20 of 23 southern coaches by the United Press[6] and third-team All-American in the captain's poll of the Central Press Association.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Catherine Clement". The Commercial Appeal. May 24, 2001.
  2. ^ a b "Charles Baxter "Foots" Clement".
  3. ^ "If It Lands On Oval-Wow!". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 29, 1930. p. 28. Retrieved May 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Clement, Charles W. "Foots"".
  5. ^ "Rose Bowl Program" (PDF).
  6. ^ "All-Southern Squad Chosen". The San Bernardino County Sun. November 29, 1930. p. 21. Retrieved March 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ William Ritt (December 14, 1930). "College Football Captains Select Own All-American Eleven". Charleston Gazette.
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