Clinton Stephens

Clinton Paulson Stephens (born October 13, 1919 in New York City , † September 19, 1995 in Ruxton , Maryland ) was an American badminton player .

Life

Stephens studied at the City College of New York, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1938. From 1940 to 1946 he served in the US Army and reached the rank of major. Among other things, he spent almost three years in the Pacific and was awarded two bronze stars. In 1946 he came to Baltimore and married Patricia Anne "Patsey" Roberts there .

Together with his wife, Stephens won the open US championships in 1948. A year later they both won the prestigious All England .

Clint Stephens was in 1949 with the American team in the Thomas Cup finals, but lost in the semifinals to the eventual winner Malaya and thus took bronze at this world championship for men's teams.

After retiring from competitive sports, Stephens worked as an investment banker at Alex from 1950 until he retired in 1985 . Brown and Sons Inc. in Baltimore.

Sporting successes

season	event	discipline	space	Surname
1948	US Open	Mixed	1	Clint Stephens / Patricia Stephens
1949	All of England	Mixed	1	Clinton Stephens / Patsey Stephens
1949	Thomas Cup	Men's team	3	USA ( David G. Freeman , Wynn Rogers , Clinton Stephens, Bob Williams , Martin Mendez , Carl Loveday )

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personal data
SURNAME	Stephens, Clinton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Stephens, Clint
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American badminton player
DATE OF BIRTH	October 13, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City
DATE OF DEATH	September 19, 1995
Place of death	Ruxton, Maryland