Ken Clark (punter)

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. He led Saint Mary's University to a 14–6 win over McGill University in the 1973 Canadian College Bowl 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]

Ken Clark
No. 13
Born:(1948-05-26)May 26, 1948
Southampton, England, U.K.
Died:August 8, 2021(2021-08-08) (aged 73)
Elmvale, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)P
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
UniversitySaint Mary's (Halifax)
Career history
As player
1974Portland Storm (WFL)
1975–1978Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1978Toronto Argonauts
1979Los Angeles Rams (NFL)
1980–1983Saskatchewan Roughriders
1983–1987Ottawa Rough Riders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1977, 1980, 1982, 1985
CFL East All-Star1977, 1985
CFL West All-Star1980, 1982
HonorsAll-WFL (1974)

Clark died at the age of 73 on August 8, 2021.[4]

References
  1. Canadian Interuniversity Sport. "CIS: Vanier Cup History" Archived 2016-05-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on May 4, 2013.
  2. Eugene Register-Guard. "Storm makes it in nick". September 19, 1974, p. 1C. Retrieved on May 4, 2013.
  3. Zimmerman, Paul. " They Were Just Too Much". Sports Illustrated, January 28, 1980. Retrieved on October 31, 2016.
  4. Vanstone, Rob (August 9, 2021). "Former Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Ken Clark remembered as 'a great teammate'". Regina Leader-Post.


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