A standout basketball player at Searsport High School in the mid 70’s, Clayton was a 1000 point scorer and named 2nd Team BDN All State. He led the Vikings to the 1976 Class C Regional Title. After a successful college career at UMF followed where he was named NAIA All District in 1979 and 1980 as All Maine in 1980. He tallied 875 points in 65 games for the Beavers. Clayton enjoyed coaching stops at Mexico, Belfast, Hermon, and Brewer High Schools, racking up a career total 217 wins.
