Monte Bryan Clark (born July 27, 1960) is a former

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in the

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(NFL). He played

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College career

Clark was a member of the

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for four seasons. He saw significant playing time as a sophomore, sharing starting duties with Bert Vaughn. As a senior he took over starting duties from

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and finished the season as the team's MVP after finishing third in the conference with a 128.9 passing efficiency rating, fourth with a 53.4% pass completion percentage and seventh with 1,521 passing yards with 14 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions. Clark finished his collegiate career with 2,725 yards on 204-for-409 passing with 20 touchdowns and 20 interceptions.

Professional career

Clark was selected by the

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in the ninth round of the

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. He broke his ankle in the 1982 preseason in a game against the

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and was placed on injured reserve for his rookie season. He suffered a separated shoulder in the 1983 preseason and was cut and re-signed by the 49ers several times during the 1983 season and was cut again at the end of training camp before the 1984 season. He was signed by the

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in December of 1984 and he appeared in one game. He spent the 1985 preseason with the

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but was cut during training camp.

Personal

Clark's father,

Monte Clark Monte Dale Clark (January 24, 1937 – September 16, 2009) was an American football player who served as head coach for the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at USC. Early years Clark attended Kingsburg High S ...

, played and coached in the NFL and was the head coach of the 49ers and the

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References

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