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18 Facts About Ryan Clement

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Ryan Clement was born on October 25,1975 and is a former American football quarterback.

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Ryan Clement played college for the Miami Hurricanes and professionally in NFL Europe, XFL, United Indoor Football and the Indoor Football League.

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Ryan Clement was the Mustangs' starting quarterback from the first game of his freshman year through his senior season and was a Colorado All-State football selection four years in a row.

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Ryan Clement was selected as a Parade magazine All-American his senior year.

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Ryan Clement replaced Collins in the third game of the 1995 season against Virginia Tech when Collins was sidelined with an injury.

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Ryan Clement started the remaining 8 games, losing his first start to Florida State but finishing the season with 7 wins in a row.

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Ryan Clement took over the starting role full-time in 1996, leading the Big East in pass efficiency with a 147.1 rating.

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Ryan Clement was a leading candidate for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award in 1996 and was an All-Big East Conference selection.

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Ryan Clement led the Hurricanes to the Big East title shared with Virginia Tech and Syracuse with an impressive performance in the final game of the season at Syracuse.

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Ryan Clement led the Miami Hurricanes in 30 regular season games as the starting quarterback over three seasons, and led his team to a win in the 1996 Carquest Bowl in the only post-season game he started.

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Ryan Clement received the Walter Kichefski Football Award, selected by his coaches as the Miami player that most represents the characteristics Kichefski lived by: respect for fellow man, loyalty, dedication, sacrifice, motivation and inspiration.

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Ryan Clement finished his career at Miami among the all-time statistical leaders in the following categories:.

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Ryan Clement started for Las Vegas in the XFL's first game, a nationally televised contest on NBC, where he threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns in the Outlaws' victory.

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Ryan Clement sustained a serious injury late in the first quarter of game two against the Memphis Maniax when defensive end Shante Carver was penalized for a late hit that caused a third degree separation of Ryan Clement's right shoulder.

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Ryan Clement did not play the next three games due to this injury but returned to start game six against the Orlando Rage in Orlando.

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Ryan Clement was the starter in each of the Outlaw's remaining games but was again knocked out late in the fourth quarter of game nine when linebacker Jon Haskins hit Clement after the play was over and was ejected from the game.

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Ryan Clement threw for 9 touchdowns against 4 interceptions in the six games that he played.

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Ryan Clement talked of a comeback to football, in the newly formed All American Football League.