Hall of Fame Life

Clarkston Hines still enjoying the fruits of his Duke football labor

By Jim Sumner, GoDuke The Magazine

This story originally appeared in the 14.11 Issue of GoDuke The Magazine - June 2023

Clarkston Hines grew up in Chapel Hill but went to high school in Jacksonville, Fla., where he attended the prestigious Bolles School. Around 1984 he and some friends got tickets to a USFL game between the Jacksonville Bulls and the Tampa Bay Bandits.

The Bandits were coached by Steve Spurrier and Hines was amazed with what he saw.

“I remember seeing Coach Spurrier’s offense, throwing the ball all over the field and I was like ‘Wow, would I love to play in an offense like that.’ I had no clue whatsoever that…