Clarkie Mayfield Explained

Clarkie Mayfield
Birth Date:11 October 1941
Death Place:Southgate, Kentucky, U.S.
Player Years1:1960–1962
Player Team1:Kentucky
Player Positions:Halfback, placekicker
Coach Years1:1963–1966
Coach Team1:LaRue County HS (KY) (assistant)
Coach Years2:1967–1968
Coach Team2:Franklin-Simpson HS (KY) (assistant)
Coach Years3:1969–1973
Coach Team3:Jacksonville State (OC/QB/RB)
Coach Years4:1974–1976
Coach Team4:Jacksonville State
Overall Record:22–11 (college)
Championships:1 GSC (1974)

Herman Clark Mayfield (October 11, 1941 – May 28, 1977) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, from 1974 to 1976, compiling a record of 22–11.[1]

As a player at the University of Kentucky in 1962, Mayfield's field goal clinched a victory against Tennessee in the season's final game. He died on May 28, 1977, in the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Southgate, Kentucky.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 JSU Football Media Guide. 2019. Jacksonville State Gamecocks. November 15, 2019.
  2. News: Clarkie Mayfield, ex-Cat, in life and death, refused to back down. Mark. Story. Lexington Herald-Leader. October 16, 2011. November 15, 2019.