Clem Turner

Not to be confused with Clem Turner (baseball).

Clem Turner (May 28, 1945 – December 20, 2009) was an American professional football player who was a running back for four seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos.^[1] He also wrestled professionally in the Midwest, most often in Indianapolis and Detroit, between 1972 and 1975.^[2] He died on December 20, 2009, in a car accident.^[2]

Clem Turner

Date of birth	(1945-05-28)May 28, 1945
Place of birth	Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Date of death	December 20, 2009(2009-12-20) (aged 64)
Place of death	Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Running back
US college	University of Cincinnati
Career history
As player
1967	Toronto Rifles
1967	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1969	Cincinnati Bengals
1970–1972	Denver Broncos
1974	Portland Storm
1974	The Hawaiians
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1967)

Turner was a running back at Woodward High School, and attended the University of Cincinnati, where he was also a running back.^[2] Turner played one season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League in 1967, the year they won the Grey Cup.^[3] In the 1969 NFL season, Turner played for the Cincinnati Bengals, and from 1970 to 1972, he played for the Denver Broncos. In 1973, the Buffalo Bills acquired him, where he failed the physical.^[2] He then went on to play in the World Football League for the Portland Storm and The Hawaiians.^[2]

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.^[2]

Turner died in 2009 at the scene of a two-vehicle collision in Cincinnati. He was 64.^[2]

See also

• List of gridiron football players who became professional wrestlers