John Richard Clawson (May 15, 1944 – December 15, 2018) was an American basketball player. A 6'4" (1.93 m) small forward born in Duluth, Minnesota and from Naperville High School in Illinois, Clawson played at the University of Michigan, where his team won three Big Ten Conference titles and participated in two NCAA Final Fours. Clawson then represented the United States at the

1967 Pan American Games The 1967 Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from July 23 to August 6, 1967. Winnipeg was chosen as host of the Pan American Games on its second try. It first bid for the 1963 Games at the 1959 PASO meeting in Chicago ...

and the

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, earning gold medals in basketball at both events. He also played for the United States men's national basketball team at the

1967 FIBA World Championship The 1967 FIBA World Championship was the 5th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Montevideo, Uruguay from 27 May to 11 June 1967. Venues Competing nations Competition form ...

.1967 USA Basketball
From 1968 to 1969, he played for the

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of the

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. He averaged 4.7

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with the Oaks and won a league championship in 1969. After his basketball career ended, Clawson worked at

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and as a high school teacher in Danville, California. He later started his own construction company.

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at Naperville Central High School
John Clawson's obituary
1944 births 2018 deaths Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players at the 1967 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Minnesota Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players Oakland Oaks players Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in basketball Small forwards Sportspeople from Duluth, Minnesota United States men's national basketball team players Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games 1967 FIBA World Championship players {{1940s-US-basketball-bio-stub