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Willie McClendon

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Role
  
American football player

Children
  
Brent McClendon

Name
  
Willie McClendon

Positions
  
Running back

College:
  
Georgia

Education
  
University of Georgia

Height:
  
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight
  
93 kg


Date of birth:
  
(1957-09-13) September 13, 1957 (age 58)

High school:
  
Glynn Academy Brunswick, Georgia

NFL draft:
  
1979 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66

Place of birth:
  
Brunswick, Georgia

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Willie Edward McClendon (born September 13, 1957) is a former American football running back in the National Football League. Selected in the 1979 NFL Draft, he played for the Chicago Bears from 1979 to 1982. He is the father of former Bears wide receiver, and current University of South Carolina wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator Bryan McClendon. Both father and son attended the University of Georgia.

McClendon was elected to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and was inducted in February 2015.

References

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