Dallas Dean Clark was born on June 12,1979 and is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 11 seasons in the National Football League.
36 Facts About Dallas Clark
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Dallas Clark played college football for the University of Iowa, earned unanimous All-American honors, and was recognized as the top college tight end in the nation.
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Dallas Clark was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft and he was a member of their Super Bowl XLI championship team against the Chicago Bears.
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Dallas Clark played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Baltimore Ravens.
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Dallas Clark graduated from Twin River Valley High School in Bode, Iowa, where he was a multi-sport star.
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Dallas Clark earned four letters in football, basketball, and track and 3 letters in baseball.
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Dallas Clark was team captain and MVP again as a senior, recording 160 tackles, and earned first-team all-conference and second-team all-state honors.
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Dallas Clark attended the University of Iowa, where he played for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team from 1999 to 2002.
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Dallas Clark did not see action during the 1999 season, but he finally saw the field in 2000.
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Dallas Clark played on special teams and made six tackles during the season as a linebacker.
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Dallas Clark started 10 games at tight end for Iowa in 2001, catching 38 passes for 539 yards and four touchdowns on the season.
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Dallas Clark played special teams, recovering an on-side kick to clinch a win against Penn State and recording five tackles on the year.
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Dallas Clark was the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week against Purdue, when he caught three passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns.
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Dallas Clark was the 2002 recipient of the John Mackey Award which is presented to the most outstanding tight end in college football, a first-team All-Big Ten selection, and a unanimous first-team All-American.
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Dallas Clark left Iowa with 1,281 career receiving yards in just two years at the tight end position.
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Dallas Clark was chosen in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts with the 24th overall pick.
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Dallas Clark started 10 games as a rookie and had 340 receiving yards before suffering a broken leg against the New England Patriots.
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Dallas Clark started 15 games in 2004 and had 423 yards receiving with five touchdown receptions.
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Dallas Clark started 15 games in 2005 and caught 37 passes for 488 yards and four touchdowns.
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Dallas Clark started in 11 games in the 2006 season before suffering a knee injury in the November 26 home game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Dallas Clark returned for the playoffs and played very well leading up to the Colts' first Super Bowl berth since moving to Indianapolis.
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In 15 starts in 2007 season, Dallas Clark had 58 receptions for 616 yards, shattering John Mackey Colts record for receptions for a tight end and touchdowns.
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On December 28,2008, Dallas Clark broke the Colts' franchise record, held by Hall of Famer John Mackey, for yards in a season by a tight end.
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On September 21,2009, Dallas Clark had career high 183 receiving yards and a touchdown in just seven receptions at the Monday Night Football match up against Miami Dolphins, this is the fourth highest receiving yards ever for a Tight end in NFL history.
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On November 8,2009 against the Houston Texans Dallas Clark caught 14 balls; a career-high for him.
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Dallas Clark was named AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week because of his performance against Houston.
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On January 3,2010 against the Buffalo Bills, Dallas Clark caught his 100th reception of the season, the second tight end to do so in NFL history.
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Dallas Clark ended the 2009 season with 100 catches for 1,106 yards and 10 touchdowns.
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On October 17,2010, Dallas Clark sustained a wrist injury playing the Washington Redskins and was put on injured reserve on Friday, October 22,2010, after season-ending wrist surgery.
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Dallas Clark completed the season with 37 catches for 347 yards and three touchdowns.
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Dallas Clark's surgically repaired wrist would again hinder his production in the 2011 regular season, limiting him to 34 receptions for 357 yards and two touchdowns in only 11 games.
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Dallas Clark signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on May 21,2012.
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Dallas Clark finished the season with 47 receptions for 435 yards and 4 touchdowns.
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Dallas Clark finished the season with 31 receptions for 343 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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On June 18,2014, Dallas Clark signed a one-day contract with the Colts, so that he could retire as a member of the team.
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Dallas Clark guest starred in the CBS hit show Criminal Minds as San Diego Police officer Austin Kent in the episode "The Stranger", fulfilling an acting dream.