The story of Debra Lynn Godfrey: Biography and the facts

Debra Lynn Godfrey Clemens is the wife of former MLB star Roger Clemens. She is also an entrepreneur and avid golf enthusiast. Today we delve into the life, family details and career of Roger's wife of over 40 years.

Debbie has been married to Roger since before his MLB debut in 1984. She was an avid supporter of her husband even after he was charged in a famous doping scandal towards the end of his career.

Debra Lynn Godfreys' profile and bio summary

How old is Debra Lynn Godfrey?

Debra Lynn Godfrey (age 60 years as of July 2023) was born on 27 May 1963 in Houston, Texas. She attended high school at Spring Wood High and later attended Houston community college for her tertiary education.

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Debra Godfrey's husband

Debbie and her husband, Roger Clemens, met at Spring Wood High School. They tied the knot in 1984, just before Roger was drafted to the MLB.

Roger Clemens' career

Roger made his MLB debut in 1984 for the Boston Red Sox, where he had a successful twelve-year stint emerging as one of the best pitchers in the league. He later joined the Toronto Blue Jays before finally winning the baseball World Series with the New York Yankees in 1999.

After Clemens's retirement in 2007, rumours swirled that he was among a group of athletes who used performance-enhancing supplements. After a lengthy trial, including congressional hearings, Clemens was finally cleared of all wrongdoing in 2012. Several women accused Roger of adultery throughout his career though he vehemently denied all these allegations.

Debra Godfrey's family

The Clemens family has four children, all of them sons, namely: Koby, Kory, Kacy and Kody Clemens. Except for Kory, all the other children followed their father's footsteps and went into professional baseball. Their children all graduated from Memorial High School.

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Koby Aaron Clemens was born on 4 December 1986 and is a former professional baseball infielder and outfielder. Kody, born 15 May 1996, plays professional baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. Kory Allen was born 31 May 1988. He works in the real estate business. As per reports, Kory caused controversy when he was arrested by the police for a DWI charge.

Kacy Austin was born six years after on 27 July 1994 and is also a baseball player and plays for the Toronto Blue Jays. The boys were all given 'K' names to honour Clemens's strikeouts ('K's).

Debra Godfrey's career

Debra has several businesses. She has an online store called Debbie Clemens which sells jewellery, clothes and hats. She also runs her husband's foundation, The Roger Clemens Foundation, which donates funds and material support to needy children across America.

What is Debra Godfrey famous for?

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She made headlines in 2012 when she admitted to injecting the Human Growth Hormone (HGH). This was brought up during her husband's trial for doping. She defended her husband, saying she took the injection on her own accord, and he was eventually found not guilty of doping in 2012. She has also been featured in a '60 minutes ' documentary about her husband

Debra Godfrey's photos

Clemens is often seen during her husbands' baseball events and also during her promotional occasions.

Debra Lynn Godfrey has been a constant fixture in the public sphere since she married her husband, Roger, in 1984. In 1992, Roger and his wife, Debbie founded The Roger Clemens Foundation to raise money for underprivileged children. The baseball careers of their sons have also retained the family's prominence in the sport.

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