Clay Charles Helton was born on June 24,1972 and is an American college football coach and former player, who is currently the head coach at Georgia Southern.
17 Facts About Clay Helton
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Clay Helton was previously the head coach of USC from 2015 to 2021.
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Clay Helton's father, Kim Helton, was a coach in college, the National Football League, and the Canadian Football League.
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Clay Helton was born on June 24,1972, in Gainesville, Florida, where his father Kim Clay Helton, was a graduate assistant for the Florida Gators football team.
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Clay Helton attended Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas and graduated in 1990.
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In 1993, Clay Helton transferred to Houston, after his father was hired as head coach there.
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Clay Helton was a backup quarterback at both Auburn and Houston and graduated from Houston in 1994 with a degree in mathematics and interdisciplinary science.
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At Houston, Clay Helton completed 47 of 87 passes for 420 yards, one touchdown, and four interceptions and played 16 games.
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In 1995, Clay Helton enrolled at Duke University and became a graduate assistant for the Duke Blue Devils football team under Fred Goldsmith.
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Clay Helton later was promoted as running backs coach in 1996.
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Clay Helton joined his father at Houston to be running backs coach in 1997 and remained in that position until 1999, Kim Clay Helton's final season as head coach.
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Clay Helton stayed on staff under new coach Tommy West, who replaced Scherer in 2001, and moved to coaching the wide receivers in 2003.
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Players Clay Helton coached at Memphis include DeAngelo Williams, a first-round NFL draft pick in 2005, and 2006 Conference USA All-Freshman pick Duke Calhoun.
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Clay Helton was hired by USC to be quarterbacks coach in 2010 under Lane Kiffin.
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Clay Helton served as the team's interim head coach during their bowl game after their previous interim head coach, Ed Orgeron, resigned following the hiring of Steve Sarkisian.
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On September 13,2021, Clay Helton was relieved of his duties at USC after a loss to Stanford.
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On November 2,2021, Clay Helton was announced as the 11th head coach for Georgia Southern, replacing interim head coach Kevin Whitley.