[3] He served on the Mexican border prior to the United States entry into World War I.

[4] When the United States entered the war, Clago was sent to France where he was injured, received the Purple Heart, and reached the rank of sergeant.

[3] After his discharge from the Army, Clago enrolled at the University of Detroit and became a star football player in 1919.

[1] While serving with the police department, he also played two seasons of professional football in the early years of the NFL.

After retiring from the Detroit Police Department, Clago moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he had served in the Army prior to World War I.