Tom Clements
Thomas Albert Clements
Born: June 18, 1953
McKees Rocks, PA USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 183
College: Notre Dame
High School: Canavin (Pittsburgh, PA)
Career: 1975-1987
Tom Clements played from 1975 to 1987 during his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Kansas City Chiefs, Ottawa Rough Riders, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Clements threw for 39,118 yards in his career, completing 2,814 of 4,669 passes with 252 touchdowns and 214 interceptions. He also ran for 1,663 yards in 376 attempts with 14 rushing touchdowns.
 Ottawa Rough Riders |
 Saskatchewan Roughriders |
 Kansas City Chiefs |
 Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
 Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 252 | 144 | 57.1 | 2013 | 8.0 | 13 | 5.2 | 13 | 5.2 | 56 | 78.7 | ||
| 1976 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 327 | 196 | 59.9 | 2856 | 8.7 | 20 | 6.1 | 13 | 4.0 | 75 | 92.2 | ||
| 1977 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 298 | 182 | 61.1 | 2804 | 9.4 | 16 | 5.4 | 16 | 5.4 | 82 | 87.7 | ||
| 1978 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 239 | 152 | 63.6 | 1990 | 8.3 | 17 | 7.1 | 12 | 5.0 | 80 | 92.6 | ||
| 1979 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 211 | 130 | 61.6 | 1809 | 8.6 | 10 | 4.7 | 7 | 3.3 | 52 | 91.1 | ||
| 1979 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 159 | 81 | 50.9 | 994 | 6.3 | 2 | 1.3 | 11 | 6.9 | 49 | 46.0 | ||
| 1980 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 77 | 6.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 3 | 30 | 77.4 |
| 1981 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 523 | 301 | 57.6 | 4536 | 8.7 | 27 | 5.2 | 23 | 4.4 | 81 | 85.1 | ||
| 1982 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 546 | 356 | 65.2 | 4706 | 8.6 | 26 | 4.8 | 23 | 4.2 | 72 | 90.7 | ||
| 1983 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 60 | 30 | 50.0 | 424 | 7.1 | 2 | 3.3 | 1 | 1.7 | 46 | 77.4 | ||
| 1983 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 323 | 190 | 58.8 | 2416 | 7.5 | 19 | 5.9 | 15 | 4.6 | 86 | 82.5 | ||
| 1984 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 446 | 279 | 62.6 | 3845 | 8.6 | 29 | 6.5 | 22 | 4.9 | 86 | 91.3 | ||
| 1985 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 425 | 257 | 60.5 | 3697 | 8.7 | 18 | 4.2 | 17 | 4.0 | 105 | 86.2 | ||
| 1986 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 256 | 173 | 67.6 | 2265 | 8.8 | 18 | 7.0 | 11 | 4.3 | 49 | 100.8 | ||
| 1987 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 592 | 336 | 56.8 | 4686 | 7.9 | 35 | 5.9 | 30 | 5.1 | 72 | 81.0 | ||
| CFL | 4657 | 2807 | 60.3 | 39041 | 8.4 | 252 | 5.4 | 214 | 4.6 | 105 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 77 | 6.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 3 | 30 | ||
| Totals | 4669 | 2814 | 60.3 | 39118 | 8.4 | 252 | 5.4 | 214 | 4.6 | 105 | 3 | 30 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 28 | 87 | 3.1 | 13 | 0 |
| 1976 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 37 | 260 | 7.0 | 30 | 4 |
| 1977 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 59 | 356 | 6.0 | 39 | 1 |
| 1978 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 32 | 159 | 5.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 22 | 145 | 6.6 | 21 | 1 |
| 1979 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 22 | 101 | 4.6 | 18 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 32 | 178 | 5.6 | 26 | 1 |
| 1982 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 34 | 137 | 4.0 | 42 | 2 |
| 1983 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | 18 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 27 | 101 | 3.7 | 15 | 1 |
| 1985 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 17 | 1 |
| 1986 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 19 | 48 | 2.5 | 12 | 1 |
| 1987 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 31 | 44 | 1.4 | 8 | 2 |
| CFL | 374 | 1663 | 4.4 | 42 | 14 | |
| NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 376 | 1663 | 4.4 | 42 | 14 |
Punt Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1976 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1977 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1979 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1981 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1982 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||
| 1984 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1985 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1986 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1987 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| CFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | |
| Totals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 0 |
| 1976 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 16 |
| 1983 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 2 |
| 1983 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 15 | 15 |
| 1986 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 | 9 |
| 1987 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 18 |
Awards
1975 - CFL Most Outstanding Rookie
1976 - CFL Grey Cup Most Valuable Player, Offence
1984 - CFL Grey Cup Most Valuable Player, Offence
1987 - CFL Most Outstanding Player
Honors
1975 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1976 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1977 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1979 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1981 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1984 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1984 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1987 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1987 - CFL CFL East All-Star
