More than 1,000 friends, alumni and members of the Duquesne campus community will hear Pittsburgh native and ESPN professional football analyst John Clayton deliver the keynote address at the University’s annual Downtown Alumni Luncheon on Thursday.

A 1976 graduate of Duquesne’s McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, Clayton played football for the Iron Dukes while attending the University. After graduating from Duquesne, Clayton spent 10 years as National Football League (NFL) and Steelers beat reporter for the Pittsburgh Press before moving to similar writing positions with The Sporting News and the Tacoma News Tribune.

In 1990, Clayton became a radio talk show host for Seattle’s KJR Radio, and in 1995 he joined ESPN as an NFL analyst and commentator. His work is seen, heard and read across nearly all of ESPN’s outlets, including NFL coverage on Inside the Huddlesegments on SportsCenter, Sunday NFL Countdown, NFL Live and the NFL Draft.  He regularly contributes to ESPN.com, ESPN Radio andESPN The Magazine.

**Clayton will be available to the media at 11 a.m.  To arrange an interview, contact the Public Affairs Office.

Thursday, March 29
           11 a.m. Registration
           11:55 a.m.  Luncheon
           12:45 p.m. Clayton’s Address

David L. Lawrence Convention Center, downtown

Duquesne University
Founded in 1878, Duquesne is consistently ranked among the nation's top Catholic research universities for its award-winning faculty and tradition of academic excellence. The University is nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report and the Princeton Review for its rich academic programs in 10 schools of study for 10,000-plus graduate and undergraduate students, and by the Washington Monthly for service and contributing to students’ social mobility. Duquesne is a member of the U.S. President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for its contributions to Pittsburgh and communities around the globe. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges acknowledge Duquesne’s commitment to sustainability.

This release was posted on Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 at 4:26 pm and is filed under Events, General.