Turner, Clyde “Bulldog”

Mar 18, 2013

Clyde “Bulldog” Turner

Turner graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1936 and was an All-American football player at Hardin-Simmons University.  He played 12 seasons for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League and made All-Pro eight times as a center and linebacker.  He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.  Turner followed fellow Hall of Famer Sammy Baugh as the second head coach of the New York Jets in 1962.  Deceased