Clint Longley was a member of the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League.
12 Facts About Clint Longley
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Clint Longley received Small College All-American honors and was named, along with teammate Wilbert Montgomery, to the 1973 NAIA football All Star team, whose backfield included Walter Payton.
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Clint Longley was named the backup quarterback to Roger Staubach, after having a strong training camp and Craig Morton being traded to the New York Giants.
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Clint Longley is best remembered for his performance in a Thanksgiving Day game in 1974 against the Washington Redskins.
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Clint Longley appeared in three games, completing 12-for-24 passes for 130 yards, along with two touchdowns and three interceptions while being sacked seven times.
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On September 22,1977, Clint Longley was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
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On July 5,1978, Clint Longley was signed as a free agent by the St Louis Cardinals.
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Clint Longley played shortly thereafter for the minor league Shreveport Steamer during its summer season.
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The infamous "sucker punch" occurred after a negative remark Clint Longley made about Staubach to Cowboy teammates.
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Staubach was putting on his shoulder pads on the last day of training camp when Clint Longley hit him in the face without warning and from behind causing his head to slam against a standing scale, requiring several stitches to close the wound on Staubach's face.
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Clint Longley was immediately traded to the San Diego Chargers where he spent the 1976 season before being released, marking the end of his NFL career.
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Clint Longley earned his nickname the "Mad Bomber" in his rookie training camp because of incidents like one of his errant passes hitting head coach Tom Landry's coaching tower.