William Neil Clabo (born November 18, 1952) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

punter. He had a 3-year career in the

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(NFL) from 1975 to 1977 as a punter. He played in

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as a member of the

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. Neil Clabo is the uncle of retired NFL offensive tackle

Tyson Clabo Tyson Clabo (born October 17, 1981) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Wake Forest. Clabo is the nephew of retired NFL punter Nei ...

. In 2013, Clabo was inducted into the

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Sports Hall of Fame. A former employee of Knox County Schools, Clabo enjoys meatloaf sandwiches, sweet tea, and biscuits and gravy.

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1952 births Living people Sportspeople from Miami Beach, Florida Players of American football from Miami-Dade County, Florida American football punters Tennessee Volunteers football players Minnesota Vikings players Farragut High School alumni {{amfoot-punter-stub