Cloutier attended Gardiner High School in Maine, where he practiced football, basketball and track. In football he was a two-way player, running back on offense and safety on defense. As a senior, he scored a then school-record 114 points and received All-state honors. He contributed to a 22–1–1 record in his three seasons and two Class B state championships (1954 and 1955).
Coultier was named to the All-State basketball team as a senior. In track, he set the state high school javelin record as a senior. He was second in the state in four events: javelin, high hurdles, broad jump and high jump.
College career
Cloutier accepted a football scholarship from the University of South Carolina. He transferred to the University of Maine after his freshman year, where he was a two-way player for the team.
In 1959, he tied a school record with 159 rushing yards against Bates College, while also leading the team in rushing and scoring. In 1960, although he was limited by injuries, he finished second on the team in rushing. In 1961 as a senior, he led the team in scoring and finished second on the team in receiving, while contributing to an undefeated season. He finished his career with 174 carries for 1,025 yards and 92 points (seventh in school history).[1]
In 1993, he was inducted into the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame.[2] In 2010, he was inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame.
In 1962, while Cloutier was playing for the Portland Sea Hawks, he was the head football coach for Kennebunk High School. In his first season he led the team to a 4–2–2 record.[9] In his last season, in 1963, he led the team to a 2–4–1 record.[10] He resigned after he signed with the Patriots.[10] He was an assistant coach for the basketball team and was the head baseball coach for one season.
After football, Cloutier returned to Maine to work in real estate, which he continued after he moved to Florida. He died on November 6, 2017.[11]