Clarence Richard ‘Dick’ Lindsay (’50, ’54 M.S.), Tyler :: He joined the U.S. Navy at age 18 and served on the U.S.S. Buckingham in the Pacific theatre from the Philippines to Japan. In 1946, he accepted a football scholarship to Tulane University, then transferred to North Texas where he played offense, defense and special teams all four years. He was on the All Conference team two years. In 2006, he was inducted into the UNT Athletics Hall of Fame. He coached football in Waco and football and baseball at R.E. Lee High School in Tyler, where he also served as assistant principal. He was administrative assistant to the Tyler ISD superintendent for two years and then assistant superintendent of business. He retired in 1987 after 34 years in the Texas public school system.
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Clarence Richard ‘Dick’ Lindsay (’50, ’54 M.S.), Tyler :: He joined the U.S. Navy at age 18 and served on the U.S.S. Buckingham in the Pacific theatre from the Philippines to Japan. In 1946, he accepted a football scholarship to Tulane University, then transferred to North Texas where he played offense, defense and special teams all four years. He was on the All Conference team two years. In 2006, he was inducted into the UNT Athletics Hall of Fame. He coached football in Waco and football and baseball at R.E. Lee High School in Tyler, where he also served as assistant principal. He was administrative assistant to the Tyler ISD superintendent for two years and then assistant superintendent of business. He retired in 1987 after 34 years in the Texas public school system.
