Bernard Clark

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Bernard Clark
Robert Morris Colonials
Position: Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1967-01-12) January 12, 1967 (age 56)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
College: Miami (FL)
NFL Draft: 1990  / Round: 3 / Pick: 65
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Bernard "Tiger" Clark (born January 12, 1967) is an American football coach and former player. He is head football coach at Robert Morris University, a position he has held since the 2018 season. Clark played professionally as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cincinnati Bengals and the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.

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Early life and playing career

Clark, a 1985 graduate of A. P. Leto High School in Tampa, Florida, [1] played middle linebacker while at the University of Miami from 1985 to 1989. He caught his big break in the 1988 Orange Bowl when he replaced a suspended George Mira Jr., where he had an outstanding game and was voted Orange Bowl MVP.

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+3⁄8 in
(1.86 m)		250 lb
(113 kg)		32+3⁄8 in
(0.82 m)		8+3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)		4.99 s1.70 s2.92 s4.50 s29.5 in
(0.75 m)		8 ft 6 in
(2.59 m)		16 reps
All values from NFL Combine [2]

Clark was drafted in the third round in the 1990 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. [3] [4] He played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL), from 1990 to 1991 with the Bengals and the Seattle Seahawks, and two with the Orlando Predators in the Arena Football League. [5]

Coaching career

Clark began his coaching career at James Madison University, coaching defensive ends from 1998 to 1999. He then coached special teams and linebackers for three years (2000–2003) at Liberty University. In 2004, he became defensive coordinator for Florida International University (FIU). In 2006, Clark became the defensive line coach at the University of South Florida in his hometown of Tampa for one season before returning to FIU as the defensive line coach in 2007. In 2009, he became the defensive coordinator at Hampton University. In February 2010, Clark left Hampton to join Dave Wannstedt's coaching staff as linebackers coach at the University of Pittsburgh. Wannstedt had coached Clark at Miami.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Robert Morris Colonials (Northeast Conference)(2018–2019)
2018 Robert Morris 2–90–67th
2019 Robert Morris 7–56–12nd
Robert Morris Colonials (Big South Conference)(2020–2022)
2020–21 Robert Morris 0–30–2T–4th
2021 Robert Morris 4–63–57th
2022 Robert Morris 0–110–56th
Robert Morris Colonials (Big South–OVC Football Association)(2023–present)
2023 Robert Morris 4–72–4T–6th
Robert Morris:17–4111–27
Total:17–41

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References

  1. ↑ "Bernard Clark - FIU Athletics". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Bernard Clark, Combine Results, OLB - Miami (FL)". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  3. ↑ "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ 1990 NFL Draft on databaseFootball.com Archived March 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Hampton University Athletics - Coaching Staff". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
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