Dextor Clinkscale

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Dextor Clinkscale
No. 47
Position:
Safety
Personal information
Born: (1958-04-13) April 13, 1958 (age 65)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:J. L. Mann (SC)
College:South Carolina State
Undrafted:1980
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× All-MAC (1977, 1978, 1979)
  • Black College
    All-American
    (1979)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:76
Interceptions:9
Sacks:7
Fumble recoveries:9
Touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Frederick Dextor Clinkscale (born April 13, 1958) is a former

safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Indianapolis Colts. He played college football at South Carolina State
.

Early years

Clinkscale attended

All-American
honors. He also was used as a punt returner.

In 2000, he was inducted into the South Carolina State Athletic Hall of Fame.[1]

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Clinkscale was signed as an

1980 NFL Draft. As a rookie, he appeared in all 16 games, playing on passing downs to help fill the void left by Cliff Harris' retirement and an injured Randy Hughes. He posted 30 tackles, 2 sacks, 9 passes defensed and one fumble recovery. He had one interception in the playoffs against the Los Angeles Rams
.

In

strong safety position that was left open with the retirement of Charlie Waters, but missed the entire season due to an Achilles tendon injury he suffered in training camp. He was placed on the injured reserve list on August 31.[2]

In

strong safety on passing downs after not being able to pass Barnes on the depth chart. He registered 20 tackles, 2 sacks, one interception, 2 passes defensed and one forced fumble. In the playoffs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
, he had one interception and 4 passes defensed.

In

Washington Redskins, he made 12 tackles and one sack. He missed the game against the Seattle Seahawks
with an injury.

In 1984, he collected 93 tackles (third on the team), 3 interceptions (third on the team), 2 fumble recoveries (tied for the team lead) and one sack. He produced 8 tackles, one interception and one sack against the Chicago Bears. He missed the game against the Indianapolis Colts with an injury.

In 1985, he registered a career-high 100 tackles (third on the team), 3 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries and 2 sacks. He had 13 tackles and 2 interceptions against the Atlanta Falcons.[3] That year, he was a part of a secondary that earned the nickname "Thurman's Thieves", because of the amount of big plays and turnovers they generated.[4]

In 1986, he was released 5 games into the season and his position was assigned to Bill Bates, after staging a holdout from the start of training camp.[5] During his six years with the Cowboys, he appeared in 71 games (46 starts).

Indianapolis Colts

In

special teams tackles. He injured his hamstring in the fourteenth game against the Atlanta Falcons. He was placed on the injured reserve list on December 10.[7] He was waived on July 27, 1987.[8]

References

  1. ^ "South Carolina State Athletics University Hall of Fame". Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cowboys making fools of the experts". Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Secondary Is The Cowboys' Primary Strength". Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "Renegade Cowboy". The New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "Colts Sign Clinkscale". Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  8. ^ "Happenings in the league". Retrieved January 6, 2018.

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