Kent McCloughan

Kent McCloughan

No. 47
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1940-02-12) February 12, 1940 Broken Bow, Nebraska
Career information
College:	Nebraska
NFL draft:	1965 / Round: 3 / Pick: 34
AFL draft:	1965 / Round: 11 / Pick: 82
Career history
Oakland Raiders (1965–1970)
Career highlights and awards
AFL All-Star (1966-1967) 2× All-Pro selection (1966, 1967)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 67 Games started: 18 Interceptions: 15
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Kent Auburn McCloughan (born February 12, 1940) is a former football defensive back and scout. He played cornerback for the American Football League's Oakland Raiders from 1965 through 1969, and for the National Football League's Raiders in 1970, but his career ended early because of a devastating knee injury.

With Willie Brown, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he is considered to be the originator or one of the earliest proficient exponents of Bump and run coverage, by which a defensive back impedes progress of the wide receiver by body contact, a style that was followed by later Oakland cornerbacks, such as Lester Hayes. The strategy appeared so successful in the eyes of NFL rule-makers that, to help the offense, the rules were changed in 1978, see Penalty (American football), so that bump and run coverage is currently allowed only for the first 5 yards and no farther upfield. Otherwise, a 5-yard penalty and an automatic first down for illegal contact are given in favor of the offense.

A native of Broken Bow, Nebraska, McCloughan established a Nebraska state record (21.4 sec) in the 220 yard dash in 1961, which stood until Kenzo Cotton broke it in 2012.

Personal

McCloughan has two sons; Dave who played defensive back in the NFL from 1991 to 1994, and Scot, who is the current general manager of the Washington Redskins.

See also

• Other American Football League players