Stetson head football coach Roger Hughes moved quickly during the holiday break to fill an opening on his coaching staff, selecting Stan Clayton to serve as the Hatters' new offensive line coach and offensive coordinator.
 
Hughes and Clayton, who spent the 2017 season as offensive line coach at Morgan State, are not strangers. The two worked together for six seasons (2000-05) at Princeton where Clayton was the Tigers' offensive line coach and run game coordinator.
 
"We extremely lucky to have Stan joining our staff," Hughes said. "Our players and coaches will benefit greatly from his knowledge and the wealth experience he brings."
 
A native of Cherry Hill, NJ, Clayton played collegiately at Penn State and was a member of the Nittany Lions' 1986 national championship team, which famously defeated Miami in the Fiesta Bowl. He was an honorable mention All-American in 1987 before being selected in the 10^th round of the 1988 draft by the Atlanta Falcons.
 
Clayton received his degree in Administrative Justice from Penn State in 1988.
 
His NFL career included two seasons in Atlanta, two in New England (1990-91) and one in Pittsburgh (1992).
 
Following his playing career, Clayton returned to Happy Valley to serve as a graduate assistant for coach Joe Paterno in 1995.
 
His coaching career has also included stops at the University of Massachusetts (1996-97), Alabama State University (1998-99), Princeton (2000-05), the University of Toledo (2006-08), Lafayette (2009-16) and, most recently, Morgan State (2017).
 
During his coaching career he has mentored three linemen who have gone on to successful careers in the NFL – John Greco (Toledo), Ross Tucker (Princeton) and Dennis Norman (Princeton). Greco just completed his 10^th year in the league. He has seen action in 117 games, including 70 starts, mostly with the Cleveland Browns.
 
Clayton has spent six summers participating in the NFL's minority coaching fellowship programs, spending time with the Chicago Bears, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans.
 
Clayton is married to the former Kathleen Griffin, a native of Upper Darby, Pa.
 
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