Walt Clago

Walter M. Clago (June 28, 1899 – January 16, 1955) was an American football end who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Tigers and Rock Island Independents (1922). He played college football for the University of Detroit Titans football team in 1919 and also served in the United States Army (1916–1919), Detroit Police Department (1920–1945), and Pima County Sheriff's Department (1951–1955).

Early life Clago was born in Gibraltar, Michigan, in 1899. His parents were Bezallet Burton "Zalie" Clago and Catherine (Manausan) Clago. He attended Cass Technical High School in Detroit.

Clago enlisted in the United States Army on June 1, 1916, shortly before his 17th birthday. He served on the Mexican border prior to the United States entry into World War I.

Family and death Clago was married twice. He married Gertrude Richwine in April 1920. They had a daughter (Joyce Lee) and two sons (Laurence and Walter). and Clago married his second wife, Phyllis, in December 1953.

In January 1955, Clago died at age 55 from a cerebral hemorrhage at a Phoenix hospital.