The Clay Helton file
Born: June 24, 1972, in Gainesville, Fla.
Childhood: Helton's father, Kim, was a college and NFL assistant and Clay grew up around coaches such as Doug Dickey at Florida, Howard Schnellenberger at Miami. As a boy, he played catch with Miami quarterbacks Jim Kelly and Bernie Kosar and Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon.
High school: Helton was a baseball player until he arrived at Clements High in Sugar Land, Texas. He played quarterback and was the varsity starter his senior season.