Monte Bryan Clark (born July 27, 1960) is a former quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State.
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 27, 1960 Redwood City, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Los Altos (Los Altos, California) |
| College: | Michigan State |
| NFL draft: | 1982 / round: 9 / pick: 251 |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
College career
editClark was a member of the Michigan State Spartans for four seasons. He saw significant playing time as a sophomore, sharing starting duties with Bert Vaughn.[1] As a senior he took over starting duties from John Leister and finished the season as the team's MVP after finishing third in the conference with a 128.9 passing efficiency rating, fourth with a 53.4% pass completion percentage and seventh with 1,521 passing yards with 14 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions.[2][3] Clark finished his collegiate career with 2,725 yards on 204-for-409 passing with 20 touchdowns and 20 interceptions.[4]
Professional career
editClark was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the ninth round of the 1982 NFL draft.[5] He broke his ankle in the 1982 preseason in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals and was placed on injured reserve for his rookie season.[6][7] He suffered a separated shoulder in the 1983 preseason and was cut and re-signed by the 49ers several times during the 1983 season and was cut again at the end of training camp before the 1984 season.[8] He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals in December 1984 and he appeared in one game.[9] He spent the 1985 preseason with the Miami Dolphins but was cut during training camp.[10]
Personal
editClark's father, Monte Clark, played and coached in the NFL and was the head coach of the 49ers and the Detroit Lions.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Notre Dame Scholastic Football Review - 1979" (PDF). p. 46. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ Maynard, Micki (October 6, 1981). "Michigan State football coach Muddy Waters says he will..." United Press International. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "1981 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Bryan Clark College Stats". Sports=Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ "49ers have draft options for a backup quarterback to Colin Kaepernick". Mercury News. April 22, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ Ford, Mark L. (September 24, 2014). A History of NFL Preseason and Exhibition Games: 1960 to 1985. p. 231. ISBN 9781442238916. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "The defending Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers, suddenly down to only one healthy quarterback". United Press International. August 30, 1982. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Redskins Waive Smith, Sign Kane". The Washington Post. September 5, 1984. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ Van Sant, Rick (December 5, 1984). "Bengals sign son of Lions' coach Monte Clark". United Press International. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ Albom, Mitch (July 17, 1985). "TRYING TO KEEP UP IN FOOTBALL PARADE". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ Brudenell, Mike (October 15, 2015). "Former U-M, MSU stars talk up coaches, game and khakis". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 8, 2020.