- Nationality
- United States
- Position
- OLB
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 212
- Birthday
- 4/16/1962
- Hometown
- Potomac, MD
- High School
- Churchill
- Past Teams
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
Post-OSU Update: Clarence “Curt” Curtis suffered a serious injury in practice after the regular season-ending loss to Illinois in 1983. He ran through a glass door at Ohio State’s training facility, severing his Achilles’ tendon and almost slicing off his entire calf muscle. He sued Ohio State for $2 million, citing unsafe practice facilities. Curtis lost the trial, as well as an appeal. (updated: Apr. 2024)
Major: Communications (1980-83)
Weight: 212 (1982-83), 210 (1981), 207 (1980)
1983 Media Guide: Has won two varsity awards … his quickness and excellent body balance makes him difficult to block … will be one of the top outside linebackers in the Big Ten.
1982: Started 10 games in 1982, missing the Stanford and Florida State games because of an injury … had 46 tackles, including five stops for a loss.
1982 Media Guide: A strong showing in spring drills makes him a probably starter … has 4.86 speed in the 40 … his good body balance makes him difficult to block … is the type of athlete who can make great plays because of his all-around talents … first name is Clarence.
1981: Saw brief action in eight games for a total of 11.5 minutes.
1981 Media Guide: A strong showing in spring practice moved him to second team behind Ben Lee … has good quickness and body balance … his unusual leg strength makes him difficult to block … showed improvement in all parts of his game in spring practice.
1980: Saw brief action with the specialty teams as a freshman.
High School: Was an all-Metro end at Churchill High School … scored two touchdowns after blocking punts … twice captained his high school basketball team.
Personal: Admires Earl Campbell, Julius Erving and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Defense
Season | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1981 | Ohio State | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | 0 |
1982 | Ohio State | 10 | 10 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NA | 0 | 0 |
1983 | Ohio State | 6 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 49 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | - | 24 | 16 | 92 | 59 | 33 | 17 | 76 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NA | 0 | 0 |