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Clement:offense that we ran. So we didn't have a good ball club
when I was in high school. I was a good football player.
You knew I was going to tell you that (chuckle).
What position did you play?
I played tailback on a single wing ball club. I was handi-
capped because I couldn't see, which puts you in a bind. I
had the opportunity--or at least I felt like I had the oppor-
tunity--to go to several other schools. I visited Okla-
homa University and some other places, and then the more I'd
look at it, the more I got to thinking, "I can't handle an
environment that big," and so I knew I could come to North
Texas and be the best player on the team for the next year.
It didn't work out that way (chuckle), but, you know, in my
own mind I knew I could play at North Texas the first year.
I was so wrong it hurt (laughter).
Were you recruited, as we know it today, by any colleges?
Colleges in those times...they'd send a college scout, and
he'd stop off at the principal's office and ask if he had
any prospects. If he had any, they'd come down and talk to
you. 01' "Slippy" Morgan down at SMU...you've probably heard
some "Slippy" Morgan stories. There'd be somebody from TCU
that'd come by every once in awhile.
I had to call or write North Texas and invite myself to come
down. I had to convince them, you know, tell them that I
would play for them. To me, you know, it was an honor for
them to get me instead of me getting to come down here. But
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Clement, Raymond. Oral History Interview with Raymond Clement, July 6, 1983, book, July 6, 1983; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth223649/m1/19/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.