Darnell Clash (born June 18, 1962) is a former
American football
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defensive back who played four seasons in the
Canadian Football League
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(CFL) with the
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place.
The Lions played their first seas ...
and
Toronto Argonauts
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. He played
college football at the
University of Wyoming
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.
College career
Clash played for the
Wyoming Cowboys
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from 1980 to 1982. He set a school record for most career kick and punt returns with 153 and most combined kick and punt return yardage with 2,286. He earned All-
Western Athletic Conference
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Due to mos ...
honors in 1981. Clash also recorded seven career interceptions.
Professional career
Clash played in 39 games for the
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place.
The Lions played their first seas ...
from 1984 to 1987.
He earned CFL All-Star honors in 1985. He played in sixteen games for the
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...
during the
1987 season, garnering CFL East All-Star recognition.
References
External links
Just Sports Stats
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Living people
1962 births
Players of American football from Maryland
American football defensive backs
American football return specialists
Canadian football defensive backs
Canadian football return specialists
African-American players of American football
African-American players of Canadian football
Wyoming Cowboys football players
BC Lions players
Toronto Argonauts players
People from Cambridge, Maryland
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople