Induction slideshow
Clayton H. Lane (1941) — was a standout on the BHS football team between 1937 and 1940. He was an extremely rare four-year starter/letterman at BHS. His accomplishments for a lineman were unmatched for his time. He was a four-year letterman, honorable mention All-State linemen his sophomore year, 1st team All-State guard his senior year, team captain his junior and senior years, part of the acclaimed 1940 Vermont State Football Champions Team and awarded the Arthur J. Monroe Cup (Athletic and Academics) upon graduation. Clayton participated in track and field during his high school career, and was part of the Southern District Championship Team and runner-up in the State Meet his senior year. He qualified for the Vermont State Track and Field Meet in the discus.
Upon graduation from high school, Clayton went on to have a stellar career playing football at the University of New Hampshire. His career was interrupted by the outbreak of WWII. During his time at UNH he helped the football team to a combined record of 20-2-1, including its first ever undefeated team in 1942. He was All-New England and All-Yankee Conference in his junior and senior years, was Co-Captain of the 1947 team that went 8-0 and participated in the Glass Bowl Game (only UNH team to ever play in a bowl game at the time). In 1948 the Boston Globe named Clayton as the UNH’s all-time tackle. In 1988 Clayton was inducted into the UNH Athletic Hall of Fame.
Clayton signed a professional football contract with the New York Yankees of the All-American Conference. Though his career in pro football was short, he went on to complete his degree at UNH and have a long and successful career as a civil engineer with the Army Corps of Engineering.
