Charles Mc Clendon - Later Years

Later Years

After his retirement from LSU, McClendon became the executive director of the Tangerine Bowl, now renamed the Capital One Bowl, from 1980 to 1981. He was also the president of the American Football Coaches Association in 1979 and executive director from 1982 to 1994. The practice facility at LSU was named in his memory on September 9, 2002, nine months after his death on December 6, 2001. His death came just two days before LSU won its first outright SEC title in 15 years.

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