Ken Clark (running back)
{{Short description|American football player (1966–2013)}}
{{About|the Alabama-born American football player|other persons with similar names|Ken Clark (disambiguation){{!}}Kenneth Clark (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Ken Clark
| number = 32
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1966|6|17|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Evergreen, Alabama, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|2|16|1966|6|11}}
| death_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 201
| high_school = Bryan
(Bellevue, Nebraska)
| college = Nebraska
| draftyear = 1990
| draftround = 8
| draftpick = 206
| pastteams =
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1990|1992}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 510
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 3.2
| statlabel3 = Receptions
| statvalue3 = 43
| statlabel4 = Receiving yards
| statvalue4 = 314
| pfr = ClarKe00
}}
Kenneth R. Clark (June 17, 1966 – February 16, 2013) was an American professional football player from Evergreen, Alabama who played running back for three seasons for the Indianapolis Colts.
College career
Clark was a two-time All Big-Eight running back for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1986 to 1989. Following a redshirt season in 1986, Clark played sporadically as a sophomore, appearing in eight games before suffering a knee strain.{{cite web|url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1477291|title=Ken Clark - Huskers.com|date=2013-02-17|accessdate=2013-02-17}} He rushed for over 1,000 yards in both his junior and senior seasons, and as of 2012, his three-year rushing total of 3,037 yards ranks seventh on Nebraska's all-time leaders in that category. He averaged 6.1 yards per carry for his college career. His career highlight came during his junior season in a 1988 game against Oklahoma State where he outgained eventual Heisman trophy winner Barry Sanders 256 yards to 189 and also scored three touchdowns, the first on a dazzling 73-yard run on Nebraska's first play from scrimmage.{{cite web|url=http://www.huskermax.com/games/1988/07oklahomastate.html|title=HuskerMax Game Page - Nebraska 63, Oklahoma State 42, Oct. 15, 1988|date=2013-02-17|accessdate=2013-02-17}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 9 1/8
| weight = 203
| dash = 4.66
| ten split = 1.61
| twenty split = 2.66
| shuttle = 4.27
| vertical = 34.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 3
| bench = 10
| arm span = 30
| hand span = 8 1/2
}}
In 1990, Clark was drafted in the eighth round by the Indianapolis Colts.{{Cite web |title=1990 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1990/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He appeared in 34 games for the Colts in three seasons. In 1991, he was the only running back to play in all 16 games for the Colts.
Death
Clark died on Saturday, February 16, 2013, in Minneapolis, following a massive heart attack. His cousin, Stephanie Clark of Omaha, confirmed Clark's death.{{cite web|url=http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/ken-clark-among-top-nebraska-career-rushers-dies|title=Ken Clark, among top Nebraska career rushers, dies|date=2013-02-17 |accessdate=2013-02-17}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.nfl.com/players/kenclark/profile?id=CLA420079 NFL.com player page]
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Category:Sportspeople from Bellevue, Nebraska
Category:People from Sarpy County, Nebraska
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Category:Players of American football from Alabama
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Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
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Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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