Clark in 2007.
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Date of birth: | June 12, 1979 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Bode (IA) Twin River Valley | ||||||||||
College: | Iowa | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
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Receptions: | 505 |
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Receiving yards: | 5,665 |
Receiving average: | 11.2 |
Receiving TDs: | 53 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Dallas Dean Clark (born June 12, 1979) is a former American football tight end who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Iowa, earned unanimous All-American honors, and was recognized as the top college tight end in the nation. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft and he was a member of their Super Bowl XLI championship team against Rex Grossman and the Chicago Bears. He also played for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Baltimore Ravens.
Clark was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He graduated from Twin River Valley High School in Bode, Iowa, where he was a multi-sport star. He earned four letters in football, basketball, and track and five letters in baseball. As a freshman, he earned honorable mention all-conference honors in football and was second team all-conference as a sophomore. As a junior, Clark was named his team's most valuable player and a first-team all-conference and honorable mention all-state selection after recording 140 tackles. He was team captain and MVP again as a senior, recording 160 tackles, and earned first-team all-conference and second-team all-state honors.
Clark comes from an athletic family. He grew up a fan of the New York Mets, and still is. His brother Darrick played linebacker at Iowa State University from 1996 to 1997, and his other brother Dan played baseball and football at Simpson College.