Hagood Clarke Hagood Clarke , III ( born June 14 , 1942 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive back in the American Football League ( AFL ) for five seasons during the 1960s . Clarke played college football for the University of Florida , and thereafter , he played professionally for the Buffalo Bills of the AFL . Early life . Clarke was born in Atlanta , Georgia in 1942 . For his high school education , he attended Baylor School in Chattanooga , Tennessee , where he played high school football for the Baylor School Tigers . College career . Clarke attended the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , where he was a walk - on player for coach Ray Graves ' Florida Gators football team from 1961 to 1963 . Clarke played both ways for the Gators , playing halfback on offense and safety on defense . Memorably , he caught a nineteen - yard touchdown pass to clinch the Gators ' 17 – 7 upset win over the ninth - ranked Penn State Nittany Lions in the 1962 Gator Bowl , intercepted a third - quarter Joe Namath pass to help preserve a 10 – 6 upset of the third - ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa in 1963 , and ran for a seventy - yard touchdown to provide the margin of victory in the Gators ' 27 – 21 win over the Miami Hurricanes later that same season . He was also the Gators ' principal punter in 1962 , with forty - six punts for 1 , 884 yards ( and average of 41 . 0 yards per kick ) . Clarke led the Gators in punt return yardage in 1961 and 1962 , and was the recipient of the Gators ' Fergie Ferguson Award , recognizing the " senior football player who displays outstanding leadership , courage and character , " in 1963 . Clarke graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor ' s degree in business administration in 1965 , and was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a " Gator Great . " Professional career . Clarke was selected by the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ( NFL ) in the seventh round ( eighty - fifth pick overall ) of the 1964 NFL Draft , but signed with coach Lou Saban ' s Buffalo Bills of the alternative AFL , and played his entire five - year career as a safety and punt returner for the Bills from 1964 to 1968 . In his first three seasons with the Bills , the team won the AFL Championship Game in 1964 and 1965 , and lost it in 1966 . Statistically , Clarke ' s best season was 1965 , when he had seven interceptions and played in the AFL All - Star Game . He also was an All - AFL selection in 1966 , when he had five interceptions , including an interception of a George Blanda pass followed by a 66 - yard return for a touchdown in the final twenty - seven seconds to beat the Houston Oilers , 27 – 20 . In 1968 , his final season with the Bills , Clarke had an 82 - yard punt return for a touchdown against the New York Jets . Clark appeared in sixty - seven games in his five - season AFL career , and compiled twelve interceptions for 178 interception return yards and a touchdown . He also tallied sixty - five career punt returns for 583 yards and two touchdowns . Life after football . Clarke is a financial consultant in Fort Lauderdale , Florida .