WildcatRick
06-13-2007, 01:43 PM
By J. Darin Darst
CBS SportsLine.com Staff Writer
Terry Clayton, Kentucky: He might only have one tackle in 10 career games for the Wildcats (http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegefootball/teams/page/KY), but senior linebacker Terry Clayton is more than just your average walk-on.
"Most people are surprised that I am deaf and on the football team," said the senior. "They didn't think I could be on the football team when I was in my high school years. So, I just show them how I can play football with hearing loss. All I have to do is watch the ball, read lips, and I have an interpreter with me on the sideline with the coaches."
Clayton lost his hearing at age 5 after a bout with chicken pox and high fever, but has never let it get in the way of what he wants to accomplish.
http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10223087
CBS SportsLine.com Staff Writer
Terry Clayton, Kentucky: He might only have one tackle in 10 career games for the Wildcats (http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegefootball/teams/page/KY), but senior linebacker Terry Clayton is more than just your average walk-on.
"Most people are surprised that I am deaf and on the football team," said the senior. "They didn't think I could be on the football team when I was in my high school years. So, I just show them how I can play football with hearing loss. All I have to do is watch the ball, read lips, and I have an interpreter with me on the sideline with the coaches."
Clayton lost his hearing at age 5 after a bout with chicken pox and high fever, but has never let it get in the way of what he wants to accomplish.
http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10223087
