- Bill McClard
NFL player
|DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1950|10|15
Birthplace=Purcell, Oklahoma
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College=Arkansas
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Position=Kicker
DraftedYear=1972
DraftedRound=3
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years=1972
1973-1975
teams=San Diego Chargers New Orleans Saints
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PFR=Bill W. McClard (born October 15th, 1950, in
Purcell, Oklahoma ) is a former professional football player.A kicker, McClard played college football for the University of Arkansas, where he was named American Football Coaches Association All-America after the 1970 season and by "
The Sporting News " in 1971. [http://www.hogwired.com//pdf4/133090.pdf?SPSID=30726&SPID=2419&DB_OEM_ID=6100] He kicked a then-NCAA record 60-yard field goal in 1970.Out of college, McClard was drafted in the 3rd round of the
1972 NFL Draft by theSan Diego Chargers . He played one year for the Chargers, making 2 field goals during his rookie season. For the next 3 seasons, McClard played for theNew Orleans Saints , where he was successful on 26 of 51 field goal attempts and 31 of 32 extra points. [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MCCLABIL01]Since retiring from football, McClard has been a commercial real estate broker in
Rogers, Arkansas . [http://www.billmcclard.com/]
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