John Clay American football player

John Clay (born January 4, 1988) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he was nicknamed "Gumby" after the clay animation character. In high school he received numerous awards for his accomplishments on the field at Washington Park High School in Racine, Wisconsin, and was one of the most heavily recruited players in the country. Clay was ruled ineligible to play by the NCAA after not meeting Wisconsin admission requirements before being ruled eligible for the 2008 season.