Tag Archives: John Clayton

ESPN’s John Clayton dons Slayer shirt again to critique Russell Westbrook

Posted by on January 20, 2016

[youtube]https://youtu.be/GEnEeyDmOao[/youtube] In 1988, the year Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook was born, Slayer released their fourth album, South of Heaven. But either the basketball player just liked the overall message of the shirt, he has a stylist, or he’s a fan of the heaviest of the Big 4, because he was recently seen donning a […]

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Now ESPN’s John Clayton is REALLY hanging with Slayer

Posted by on November 4, 2013

@ESPNAssignDesk John Clayton Rocking with Slayer pic.twitter.com/hz1MkaK7WI — Kim Grinolds (@KimGrinolds) November 4, 2013 One of the most memorable ads for ESPN’s SportsCenter depicted its 59 year-old reporter John Clayton as a closeted Slayer fan relaxing in his bedroom when he’s not on the network. Everyone had a good laugh about it, then forgot about […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 5: Metal Sports Crossovers

Posted by on August 19, 2013

Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Last week, the Arena Football League announced they would be teaming up with KISS to launch a new team in Los Angeles. Surprised? Well you shouldn’t be. Not only has KISS proven time and time again that they’ll put their […]

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Video: John Clayton II: Electric Boogaloo

Posted by on September 12, 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxahVknGUeM[/youtube] Last week’s ESPN clip suggesting  50-something NFL analyst John Clayton is a metalhead living at home with his parents wasn’t just popular with the metal blogosphere, it was pretty much popular with anyone that has eyes. So it’s no surprise that ESPN has rolled out a blooper reel with some extra footage. It’s not […]

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Video: ESPN Analyst John Clayton – Secret Metalhead?

Posted by on September 6, 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USHZZ5bwASU[/youtube] ESPN’s commercials are always funny, even if you’re not into sports. Their new commercial featuring NFL analyst John Clayton is even better. If the ad is to be believed (spoiler alert: it’s not), the 58 year-old Clayton still lives at home, has long hair despite the fact that he’s balding, and is a huge […]

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