Chuck Clanton is a former

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in the

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Biography

Clanton was born Cleveland Edward Clanton III on July 15, 1962 in

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Career

After playing with the Birmingham Stallions of the

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, Clanton was drafted by the

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in the second round of the

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and played with the team that season. He played at the collegiate level at

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...

.http://www.footballdb.com/players/chuck-clanton-clantch01 In 1985, while playing for the USFL's Birmingham Stallions, Clanton set a professional football record by recording 16 interceptions in a single season, eclipsing the previous mark of 14 set in 1952 by

Dick 'Night Train' Lane Richard Lane (April 16, 1928 – January 29, 2002), commonly known as Dick "Night Train" Lane, was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for 14 years in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Los Angeles ...

of the Los Angeles Rams.

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1962 births Living people Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia American football defensive backs Green Bay Packers players Birmingham Stallions players Auburn Tigers football players National Football League replacement players {{defensiveback-1960s-stub

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