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- Birth nameJess Claiborne Neely
- Jess Neely was born on January 4, 1898 in Smyrna, Tennessee, USA. He died on April 9, 1983 in Weslaco, Texas, USA.
- Inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1970.
- Head football coach at Southwestern College at Memphis (now Rhodes College) (1924-1927), Clemson University (1931-1939), and Rice University (1940-1966). Overall football head coaching record: 207-176-19.
- Played one year of minor-league baseball (1925) with the Tupelo Wolves of the Tri-State League (Class D).
- Inducted into the Southwest Conference (SWC) Hall of Fame in 2013.
- Induced into the Clemson University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1979.
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