Honors
- CSC Academic All-District: 2023, 2024
- MVFC President's Council Academic Excellence Award: 2024
- MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2022, 2024
- MVFC Honor Roll: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
2024
Played in all 12 games with 7 starts ... Caught 6 passes for 52 yards on the season ... Had a pair of catches for 14 yards in season finale vs. South Dakota State (11/23/24) ... Snagged a season-long 13-yard catch in season opener at Montana (8/31/24) ... Picked up 9-yard pass receptions in road wins at Northern Iowa (10/26/24) and Murray State (11/9/24) ... Earned a mound of academic awards, including MVFC President's Council Academic Excellence Award, MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, MVFC Honor Roll, CSC Academic All-District and MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024 and Spring 2025).
2023
Standout tight end played in 10 games in 2023 with 6 starts ... Caught 9 passes for 70 yards and 3 touchdowns on the season ... Best effort came in home win over No. 15 UNI (11/11/23) with 3 catches for 12 yards and a touchdown ... Caught a 7-yard TD pass from Jacob Clark at No. 10 Southern Illinois (9/30/23) ... Also had a touchdown in homecoming win over Murray State (10/21/23) ... Longest reception of the season came at home against No. 7 North Dakota State ... Earned 2023 CSC Academic All-District honors ... Earned MVFC Honor Roll status ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters.
2022
Used a medical redshirt in 2022 with a preseason injury sidelining him for the entire season ... Earned MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll honors ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022 semester.
2021
Played in all 12 games as a true freshman in 2021 ... Logged the first pass reception of his career in season opener at Oklahoma State (9/4/21), for a 10-yard completion ... Also snagged a 21-yard pass reception in home win over Indiana State (10/16/21) ... Named to MVFC Honor Roll ... Earned spot on MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters.
High School
Averaged 18.7 yards per reception as a senior at Webb City (Mo.) High for a 12-2 team under coach John Roderique in 2020 ... Was named a first-team all-state player by the Missouri Football Coaches Association and was listed as a three-star prospect by ESPN and rated as a two-star standout by 247sports.com and Rivals ... Was a three-year starter for the Cardinals and tallied 25 receptions for 448 yards and 3 touchdowns in his career ... Also earned academic all-state laurels three times, in addition to all-conference three years and all-district twice, while playing for two state championship teams ... Held offers from Arkansas State, Army, Illinois State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Western Illinois, SEMO and Eastern Illinois.
Personal
Gary Buell Clinton III was born 2/4/03 in Joplin, Mo. ... Son of Gary Clinton II and Kimberly Clinton of Webb City ... Completed undergrad degree in Exercise & Movement Science and pursuing Nonprofit Leadership undergrad certificate.
