Canadian football punter (1948–2021)
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| Date of birth | (1948-05-26)May 26, 1948 |
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| Place of birth | Southampton, England, U.K. |
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| Date of death | August 8, 2021(2021-08-08) (aged 73) |
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| Place of death | Elmvale, Ontario, Canada |
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| CFL status | National |
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| Position(s) | P |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
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| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
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| Canada university | Saint Mary's (Halifax) |
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| 1974 | Portland Storm (WFL) |
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| 1975–1978 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
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| 1978 | Toronto Argonauts |
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| 1979 | Los Angeles Rams (NFL) |
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| 1980–1983 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
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| 1983–1987 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
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| CFL All-Star | 1977, 1980, 1982, 1985 |
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| CFL East All-Star | 1977, 1985 |
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| CFL West All-Star | 1980, 1982 |
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| Honors | All-WFL (1974) |
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Kenneth Lawrence Clark (May 26, 1948 – August 8, 2021) was a Canadian professional gridiron football punter who played seventeen seasons in the Canadian Football League, World Football League, and National Football League. In 1973 He led Saint Mary's University to a 14–6 win over McGill University to win the Vanier Cup, and won the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy as the game's Most Valuable Player.[1] He was a punter for the Portland Storm of the WFL in 1974.[2] He played in Super Bowl XIV for the Los Angeles Rams,[3] becoming the second Canadian to play in a Super Bowl.[4]
Clark died at the age of 73 on August 8, 2021.[4]
References
- ^ Canadian Interuniversity Sport. "CIS: Vanier Cup History" Archived 2016-05-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on May 4, 2013.
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. "Storm makes it in nick". September 19, 1974, p. 1C. Retrieved on May 4, 2013.
- ^ Zimmerman, Paul. " They Were Just Too Much". Sports Illustrated, January 28, 1980. Retrieved on October 31, 2016.
- ^ a b Vanstone, Rob (August 9, 2021). "Former Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Ken Clark remembered as 'a great teammate'". Regina Leader-Post.
