Sport(s) Football 1958–1967 Iowa State 1941, 1946–1947 Tennessee Name Clay Stapleton | 1950–1952 Wofford (line) Role American football player 1953–1954 Wyoming (assistant) Positions Guard | |
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Born June 24, 1921
Jenkins, Kentucky ( 1921-06-24 ) 1955–1957 Oregon State (assistant) Died October 30, 2014, Marshall, Missouri, United States | ||
George Clayton Stapleton (June 24, 1921 – October 30, 2014) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the head football coach at Iowa State University from 1958 until 1967, compiling a record of 42–53–4 Stapleton was known for his single-wing offense and notorious for punting on third down. He served as Iowa State's athletic director following his coaching stint, from 1967 to 1970. He was the athletic director at Florida State University from 1971 to 1973 and at Vanderbilt University from 1973 to 1978. Stapleton played college football at the University of Tennessee for head coach Robert Neyland.
On September 9, 2006, Stapleton was inducted into the Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame with fellow alumni Beth Bader, Jon Brown, John Crawford, Barry Hill, Russ Hoffman, Jerry McNertney, Hugo Otopalik, Keith Sims, and Winnifred Tilden.
Stapleton died on October 30, 2014, in Marshall, Missouri, at the age of 93.
