• Represented the University in four sports (football, rugby, volleyball, and wrestling) after a successful three-year career with the Edmonton Huskies Football Club, during which the team won the 1962 Canadian Junior Championship and he was named the most outstanding player in the Little Grey Cup game.
• Played on the 1963 Golden Bears football team, which defeated Queen's in the Golden Bowl, leading to the establishment of the Vanier Cup as an annual competition for the national university football championship.
• Awarded a Block ‘A’ for his outstanding athletic ability, another Block ‘A’ for his role as the manager of the Golden Bears Basketball team and a Block ‘A’ ring.
• Retired from the Edmonton Eskimos in 1965 and then coached the Edmonton Huskies and Wildcats prior to joining the Golden Bears football coaching staff in 1973
• During his 12-year coaching career with the Golden Bears football team, the team won three Western Canadian Championships (the Hardy Cup) as well as one National Championship (the Vanier Cup) and he was a co-recipient (with Bill Moores) of the inaugural R. G. Glassford Award for superior coaching and outstanding contribution to University of Alberta athletics (1984-85).

Clarence Kachman was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan and moved to Edmonton in 1956. While attending Strathcona and Bonnie Doon Composite high schools, he participated on championship track and field, football, volleyball and basketball teams. During this period, Clarence broke a city long jump record established in 1917 by Jesse Jones, surpassing it by eight and one half inches. He also set city and provincial records in high jump and the 4 x 100 yard relay.

Upon graduation from high school in 1960, Clarence played football for the Edmonton Huskies. His three seasons with that team were highlighted in 1962 with Edmonton's first Canadian junior football championship and his being named the Most Outstanding Player in the Little Grey Cup game.

The following season, Clarence became a member of the Golden Bear Football team. Over the two seasons he played, the Bears captured the league championship Hardy Trophy and in 1963 defeated Queen's University in the Golden Bowl. It was this game that helped establish the Vanier Cup as an annual event.

In addition, Clarence competed for the University of Alberta in the wrestling, volleyball and rugby programs. He was awarded a Block A for his outstanding athletic ability and another Block A for his role as basketball team manager, as well as a Block A Gold Ring.

His football playing career ended in 1965 with the Edmonton Eskimos, but he continued to be involved in the game as a coach with the Edmonton Huskies and Wildcats before joining the Golden Bear coaching staff in 1973. Thus began a twelve season contribution to the Golden Bear football program that included three league titles and one Vanier Cup Championship. During this period, Clarence was considered by players, colleagues and opposing coaches to be one of the best football coaches in the nation. He has been recognized as a tireless, meticulous and well prepared teacher whose penchant for detail and insistence on execution were reflected in Golden Bear defensive records over the years.

Clarence and his wife Jan have a large extended family that includes innumerable students. These young men and women and athletes have experienced the unique teaching and coaching style of "the Kach" and are bonded to the Kachmans in a way few teachers experience.

There is no doubt that Clarence Kachman is recognized among the outstanding athletes to be developed in this province, but he will always be recognized as a character who brought an intensity, competitiveness and commitment to the teaching and coaching profession that is a benchmark and the envy of many.