Clem Turner (May 28, 1945 – December 20, 2009) was a professional

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player who played

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for four seasons for the

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and

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. He also wrestled professionally in the Midwest, most often in Indianapolis and Detroit, between 1972 and 1975. He died on December 20, 2009 in a car accident. Turner was a running back at Woodward High School, and attended the

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, where he was also a running back. Turner played one season with the

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of the

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in 1967, the year they won the

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. In the 1969 NFL season, Turner played for the

, and from 1970 to 1972, he played for the

. In 1973, the

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acquired him, where he failed the physical. He then went on to play in the World Football League for the

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and The Hawaiians. In 1972, Turner started in professional wrestling during the football off-season, working in locations like Indianapolis and Detroit. Turner wrestled at least until 1975. Turner died in 2009 at the scene of a two-vehicle collision in Cincinnati. He was 64.

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at '' NFL.com'' 1945 births 2009 deaths American male professional wrestlers American football running backs Cincinnati Bengals players Denver Broncos players Cincinnati Bearcats football players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Continental Football League players The Hawaiians players Portland Storm players Players of American football from Cincinnati Road incident deaths in Ohio American Football League players Woodward High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) alumni 20th-century professional wrestlers {{runningback-1940s-stub