He was a first-team all state selection and named the outstanding high school player in Illinois his senior year in 1940.

[2] Clatt played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and a member of national championship teams in 1946 and 1947.

[3] Clatt was selected by the Chicago Cardinals with the 45th pick in the 1945 NFL Draft.

[1] Clatt became the head coach of the East Peoria High School Red Raiders in 1957.

He also coached the Red Raiders track team, which won the Mid-State 8 title in 1963.