Bret Clark
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 24, 1961 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Nebraska City, Nebraska | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Nebraska City (NE) | ||||||||
| College: | Nebraska | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1985 / Round: 7 / Pick: 191 | ||||||||
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| Games played - started: | 29 - 28 |
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| Sacks: | 1.0 |
| Interceptions: | 9 |
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Bret Clark (born February 24, 1961) is a former professional American football player. Clark played for the in-state Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, for whom he was an All-American defensive back during his senior year of 1984. After college, he played one season with the United States Football League's Tampa Bay Bandits, then started at safety for three seasons with the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons. A serious and chronic knee injury ended his professional football career in 1988.
Bret Clark is also known for effectively ending the existence of the Tampa Bay Bandits. Clark took the Bandits to arbitration over back pay owed to him. While Clark won the case, the Bandits did not have the funds available to pay him back, so a judge ordered that the team's remaining assets be confiscated to repay the debt to Clark.
Bret Clark was born in Nebraska City, Nebraska to Kenneth and Alice Clark. He was an all-state defensive back at Nebraska City High School and, upon graduating in 1980, accepted an athletic scholarship to play for the University of Nebraska Cornuskers under coach Tom Osborne.
Clark spent one year on Nebraska's freshman squad and one year as a redshirt. He received increasing playing time during his sophomore year of 1982 and led the Cornhusker secondary in tackles. Clark was a starter during his junior and senior seasons and won many accolades. He was a consensus All-Big Eight Conference performer in 1983 and 1984, and was listed as an All-American by several publications in 1984. At the conclusion of his college career, he held Nebraska records for passes broken up in a season, passes broken up in a career, and career unassisted tackles by a defensive back.
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