Clinton Black

Clinton Rutherford "Cupe" Black Jr. (October 3, 1894 – October 8, 1963) was an American football player.

Cupid Black
Born:New York, New York, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Guard
Career history
As player
1914–1917Yale
Career highlights and awards
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service/branch U.S. Navy
Years of service1918–1919
UnitUSS President Lincoln
Battles/warsWorld War I

Black enrolled at Yale University and, while there, played on the Yale Bulldogs football team. He was captain of the 1916 Yale Bulldogs and a consensus first-team choice for the 1916 College Football All-America Team. He wore No. 1 that year, the first time Yale donned numbers. In 1920 Black was rumoured to restart the Massillon Tigers pro football team, and enter the team in the newly formed American Professional Football Association (later renamed the National Football League in 1922), however he later turned down the offer.

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