The oldest member of the 1984 NCAA championship team, Clifton Dairsow arrived quietly on the Georgetown roster and left in the same manner.

Dairsow joined the Hoyas in the late summer of 1983, a 26 year old Army veteran who had played at Arundel HS in the mid-1970s. Listed in the 1983-84 media guide as a "calming influence" on the team, Dairsow filled the role of reserve forward caused by the early season transfer of sophomore David Dunn, and averaged 1.7 points in 18 games. Dairsow was the only active player on the 1983-84 roster not to have played in the post-season, including the national championship game.

Four weeks before the start of the 1984-85 season, coach John Thompson announced Dairsow would be leaving school to support his wife and two children. Instead, Dairsow transferred to Geneva College, a Division III school northwest of Pittsburgh. He played two seasons there, averaging 13 points and 10 rebounds, and graduated in 1987.