Monte Clark

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Personal information

Date of birth:

January 24, 1937

Place of birth:

Date of death:

September 16, 2009 (aged 72)

Place of death:

Height:

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Weight:

265 lb (120 kg)

Career information

High school:

College:

NFL Draft:

1958 / Round: 4 / Pick: 41

Career history

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As coach:

Career highlights and awards

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	139
Player stats at NFL.com

Head coaching record

Regular season:

51–67 (.432)

Postseason:

0–2 (.000)

Career:

51–69 (.425)

Player stats at PFR

Games played:	139
Player stats at NFL.com

Monte Dale Clark (January 24, 1937 – September 16, 2009) was an American football player who served as head coach for two National Football League teams: the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the University of Southern California.

Clark attended Kingsburg High School, before accepting a scholarship from the University of Southern California. He was a two-year starter and in 1958, he was named a co-captain of the squad, playing on both sides of the line with future Pro Football Hall of Famer Ron Mix. In 1968, he was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame.

Clark was selected in the fourth round (41st overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. After three years of playing defense, primarily at defensive tackle, he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a draft choice on September 9, 1962.

The Dallas Cowboys converted him into an offensive tackle, playing 14 games (10 starts) on the right side during the 1962 season. On April 29, 1963, he was traded to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for Pro Bowl offensive guard Jim Ray Smith.