Ralph Clayton is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on September 29, 1958 in Highland Park, Michigan, United States. Clayton was born in Highland Park in Michigan in 1958. Redford High School was his high school in Detroit.
Clayton played wingback in 10 games for the 1978 Michigan team. They compiled a 10-2 record and tied for the Big Ten championship. Clayton also outscored his opponents 372 to 101. Clayton scored two touchdowns in a victory over Wisconsin on October 21, 1978. One was on a 27 yard run, the other on Rick Leach’s 65-yard reception. Clayton caught five passes, totaling 122 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns in a 59-14 win over Northwestern three weeks later. Clayton became Michigan’s top receiver for the second year in a row, with 25 receptions totalling 546 yards and eight touchdowns. Clayton’s eight touchdowns on the receiving end in 1978 was a Michigan school record.
Clayton was selected by the New York Jets in the second round (47th overall pick) of the 1980 NFL Draft. He sustained a stress fracture to the left fibula in August 1980 and did not appear in any regular season games during the 1980 NFL season. He returned to the Jets for pre-season training camp in 1981 but was released in late August 1981. Clayton was then signed by the St. Louis Cardinals and appeared in seven games for the Cardinals during the 1981 NFL season.
Clayton was a sophomore and started eight games as a wingback for the 1977 Michigan Wolverines football club. They compiled a 10-2 record, tied the Big Ten Conference championship title, and outscored their opponents 353 to 124. Clayton was compared to Jim Smith, a recently graduated All-American receiver from Michigan, when he caught three passes for 99 yards in the fourth game. Clayton was also the leading Michigan receiver with five catches of 84 yards, in a 27-20 defeat to Washington in 1978 Rose Bowl. Clayton, who was also Michigan’s quarterback, had 24 receptions for 477 yard and two touchdowns in 1977.
