Howard Russell "Rusty" Clark, Jr. (February 4, 1947 – March 23, 2022) was an American-born

Canadian football Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area ( ...

player who played for the

Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Comm ...

and

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 season ...

. He played college football at

Baylor University Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the ...

and the

University of Houston The University of Houston (UH) is a Public university, public research university in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1927, UH is a member of the University of Houston System and the List of universities in Texas by enrollment, university in Texas ...

. Clark died on March 23, 2022, in Katy, Texas, at the age of 75.

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1947 births 2022 deaths Edmonton Elks players American football quarterbacks Canadian football quarterbacks BC Lions players Baylor Bears football players Houston Cougars football players People from Edinburg, Texas Players of American football from Hidalgo County, Texas Players of Canadian football from Texas {{Canadianfootball-quarterback-stub