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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=William Perry "Bill" Clements, Jr.
| name=William Perry "Bill" Clements, Jr.
| image =
| image=Bill Clements of TX.jpg
| office=42nd and 44th [[Governor]] of [[Texas]]
| office=42nd and 44th [[Governor]] of [[Texas]]
| term_start=January 20, 1987
| term_start=January 20, 1987
Clements' second term was marred by a [[football]] slush fund scandal at SMU, with questionable payments "phased out" but still continued for some time because pf prior commitments to the athletes. The scandal caused the NCAA to cancel football at SMU in the 1987 season, and team did not compete in 1988 as well. It was not until 2009 that SMU received a subsequent bowl invitation. The isse brough Clements at loggerheads with then SMU President L. Donald Shields.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1310625.html|title=Clements apologizes for SMU role; governor fails to name others involved in football payments|author=T. James Munoz|publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]''|date=March 11, 1987|accessdate=October 7, 2017}}</ref>
Clements' second term was marred by a [[football]] slush fund scandal at SMU, with questionable payments "phased out" but still continued for some time because pf prior commitments to the athletes. The scandal caused the NCAA to cancel football at SMU in the 1987 season, and team did not compete in 1988 as well. It was not until 2009 that SMU received a subsequent bowl invitation. The isse brough Clements at loggerheads with then SMU President L. Donald Shields.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1310625.html|title=Clements apologizes for SMU role; governor fails to name others involved in football payments|author=T. James Munoz|publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]''|date=March 11, 1987|accessdate=October 7, 2017}}</ref>
In 2010, Clements' son from his first marriage, B. Gill Clements (1941-2010), was murdered at th3e age of sixty-nine at his ranch in Athens in Henderson County.
In 2010, Clements' son from his first marriage, B. Gill Clements (1941-2010), was murdered at the age of sixty-nine at his ranch in Athens in Henderson County.
The 15-story-high William P. Clements State Office Building at 300 West 15th Street in the capital city of [[Austin]] is named in his honor.
The 15-story-high William P. Clements State Office Building at 300 West 15th Street in the capital city of [[Austin]] is named in his honor.
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