Steve Clark (American football, born 1960)

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Steve Clark
No. 76
Position: Guard
Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1960-08-02) August 2, 1960 (age 64)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school: Skyline (Millcreek, Utah)
College: Utah
NFL draft: 1982  / round: 9 / pick: 239
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:41
Games started:5
Fumble recoveries:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Stephen Spence Clark (born August 2, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle and offensive guard for five seasons with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). [1] He played college football for the Utah Utes.

Biography

Clark played on two state championship teams in high school at Skyline High School in Salt Lake City, which were a combined 25–1 over two years and was a five team all-American including Parade magazine. He was also named Most Valuable Player of the state of Utah. He went on to play college football for the Utah Utes of the University of Utah. There, he was named two-time All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) defensive tackle, Defensive Most Valuable Player of the WAC, and First-team All-American. He also played in the East-West Shrine Game and was named co-MVP of the 1982 Senior Bowl.

In the 1982 NFL draft, Clark was select by Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins in the ninth round. [2] During Clark's second year in the NFL, he played both ways (offense and defense) in a preseason game, and Coach Shula knew he had a player that could back up every position on the offensive and defensive line as well as long snap. He earned a starting position at right guard and played against William Perry when the Dolphins beat the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football to help keep the 1972 Dolphins as the only team with a perfect season in NFL history. Clark also played on two Super Bowl teams with the Dolphins and was the starting right guard before being injured. Clark was named one of the top 100 greatest players in the history of the University of Utah, placing ninth on the list.

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References

  1. ↑ "'No-name' Dolphins enjoying their big moment in spotlight". Spokane Chronicle . AP. January 12, 1985. p. 12. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1982 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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