He was a power forward back in the day, known for his strong defensive abilities.  

Clarence Glover first starred at Caverna High School in Horse Cave, KY where he played both baseball and basketball.  He attended Western Kentucky University and along with Jim McDaniels helped lead the Hilltoppers to the Final Four in 1971.   He had a tremendous matchup with Villanova's Kevin Porter in the Final Four Game, a game that Villanova won in double overtime 92-89.
 
In digging a little further Clarence was inducted into the WKU Hall of Fame in 2007.  However here's a list of their all-time top scorers, of which he doesn't appear.  (Courtney Lee must've been amazing in college to finish 2nd and 11th in all time points!  Is #12 Art Spoelstra related to Eric?)  He's not on their top rebounding list either.  Did Glover transfer into WKU from somewhere?

Here's a video tribute I found for their run to the Final Four.  A couple things to look for (Artis Gilmore at 1:30; also it appears the game against Jackonsville was a close one.  Check out the screen at 3:23- I got goosebumps!)



Apparently Clarence pretended to tie his shoe and then stood up to catch the pass and make the game winning shot.  Is this anywhere online?  We need to see this!  Straight out of the Harlem Globetrotters book!  All I could find of it was this audio clip here: http://www.hilltopperhaven.com/audio/index.html.  If you scroll down the page you can listen to the announcing.  It's actually done terribly.  The announcer doesn't even explain what Clarence did.

Clarence would graduate from WKU and was picked by the Celtics at #10 overall in the 1971 draft.  (It's interesting to see McDaniels on both lists above.  He was picked in the same draft as Clarence, but chosen with the 23rd pick.)  I guess the question that beckons to be answered is "What the Hell Happened to Clarence Glover next?"

He'd only play that 1 season for the Celtics, wearing #28 and appearing in 25 games.  Why was Clarence's playing career so brief?  Did he go overseas to play?  Dabble in the ABA?  Guys picked around #10 generally last longer in the league (except for this guy and Kedrick Brown; thanks Buffoon).  Was he a bust?  Can anyone elaborate on this?  I literally couldn't find any information regarding his stint with the Celtics!

It appears that Clarence at first stuck around the Boston area after his playing career.  In the likeness of Mark Acres and Fred Roberts, Clarence has gone the educational route.  He first taught high school and was the Div III basketball coach of the year.  He has been  an assistant principal in the Kentucky Public Schools since 1995, and is currently the assistant principal at Farnsley Middle School.  He was also a co-founder of the Frenchburg Academy, a year-round school for high school dropouts.  He received his graduate degree from Butler.  You can email him at: Clarence.Glover@jefferson.kyschools.us.