George Chase Clements (December 31, 1901 – August 8, 1971) was a professional

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player for the

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and the

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. He also played professional basketball for the

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. He attended

Washington & Jefferson College Washington & Jefferson College (W&J College or W&J) is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania. The college traces its origin to three log cabin colleges in Washington County established by three Presbyterian missionaries to ...

and played for the school's basketball

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s. He was a member of the

1921 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team The 1921 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team represented the Washington & Jefferson College during the 1921 college football season. Coached by Greasy Neale, went 10–0 in the regular season, defeating Pitt, University of Detroit, ...

that went undefeated and played in the

1922 Rose Bowl The 1922 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 2, 1922, between the Washington & Jefferson Presidents (W&J) and the California Golden Bears. It holds several distinctions including being the only scoreless Rose Bowl Game, t ...

. In 1929, he moved to

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and taught social studies in the

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for 36 years. He died on August 8, 1971, at St. Luke's Hospital.

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