Land Clark

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Land Clark
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NFL officials #130 Land Clark (left) with #114 Dominique Pender (right)
Born
Vincent Land Clark

(1962-03-20) March 20, 1962 (age 61)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation NFL official (2018–present)

Land Clark (born March 20, 1962) [1] is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 2018 NFL season, wearing uniform number 130. [2]

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Personal life

Clark resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Outside of the NFL, Clark is the chief building official for the city of Albuquerque.

Officiating career

Early years

Clark served several seasons in the NFL Officiating Development program. [3] Prior to entering the NFL, Clark officiated in the Pac-12 Conference and worked as a referee and deep wing official. [4] He was the referee for the 2013 BCS National Championship Game.

NFL career

Clark was hired by the NFL in 2018 as a field judge, and was promoted to referee with the start of the 2020 NFL season following the retirement of Walt Anderson. [5]

2023 crew [6]

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References

  1. "2012 National Football League Roster - Referee and Dolphins Fan". www.referee.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013.
  2. "V. Land Clark NFL Official Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  3. "More officials in the development pipeline". Football Zebras. July 26, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  4. "Candidates for white hat in 2019". Football Zebras. January 31, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  5. "Land Clark promoted to referee position". Football Zebras. April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  6. Austro, Ben (June 27, 2023). "Officiating crews for the 2023 season". Football Zebras. Retrieved August 9, 2023.