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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1958-03-31)March 31, 1958 (age 67) New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 273 lb (124 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | New Castle | ||||||||||
| College | Penn State (1976–1979) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1980: 1st round, 4th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Bruce M. Clark (March 31, 1958) is an American former professionalfootball player who was adefensive end for 10 seasons in theCanadian Football League (CFL) andNational Football League (NFL) during the 1980s. Clark playedcollege football for thePenn State Nittany Lions, earningAll-American honors. He was the fourth pick overall in the1980 NFL draft, but chose to play for the CFL'sToronto Argonauts before joining the NFL'sNew Orleans Saints andKansas City Chiefs.
Clark was born inNew Castle, Pennsylvania.
Clark attended Penn State University, where he played for coachJoe Paterno'sPenn State Nittany Lions football team from 1976 to 1979.[1] As a junior in 1978, Clark became the first junior to win theLombardi Award as the best collegedefensive lineman. He was recognized a consensus first-team All-American as a senior in 1979.
TheGreen Bay Packers selected Clark in the first round (fourth pick overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft, but he refused to play for them, and instead joined the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL. After two years in Canada, he played for the NFL's New Orleans Saints for seven seasons from1982 to1988, and then played for the Kansas City Chiefs in1989, his final NFL season.[2]
He later played a single season for theWorld League of American Football'sBarcelona Dragons. Clark was drafted in the first round of the supplemental draft by the Barcelona Dragons in 1991. His experience and leadership were key to the Dragons successful first season. Clark started all ten games and was co-leader insacks with seven that season.
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