Clinton Black
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | New York, New York, U.S. |
| Career history | |
| 1914–1917 | Yale |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Other information | |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | U.S. Navy |
| Service years | 1918–1919 |
| Unit | USS President Lincoln |
| Conflicts | World War I |
Clinton Rutherford "Cupe" Black Jr. (October 3, 1894 – October 8, 1963) was an American football player.
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.