Willie McClendon
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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Born: | Brunswick, Georgia, U.S. | September 13, 1957||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Brunswick (GA) Glynn | ||||||||
College: | Georgia | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1979 / round: 3 / pick: 66 | ||||||||
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Willie Edward McClendon (born September 13, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). Selected in the 1979 NFL draft, he played for the Chicago Bears from 1979 to 1982. He is the father of former Bears wide receiver, and the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach at the University of Georgia Bryan McClendon. Both father and son attended the University of Georgia.
McClendon was elected to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and was inducted in February 2015.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kessler, McClendon, Spivey Chosen For Georgia Sports Hall Of Fame". nashvillesportsmix.com. September 14, 2014. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017.