29 Facts About Daryll Clark

Daryll Lawrence Clark was born on February 5,1986 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback.

Daryll Clark was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League as a free agent in 2010.

Daryll Clark played collegiately for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

From 2005 until 2009, Clark was the Nittany Lions' all-time passing touchdowns leader, as well as numerous other passing records.

Daryll Clark was recruited to Penn State out of Ursuline High School in Youngstown by way of The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania.

Daryll Clark has been a member of the Omaha Nighthawks, Chicago Rush and Myrtle Beach Freedom.

Daryll Clark completed 14 passes in 27 attempts for 116 yards and ran for 48 yards with 3 touchdowns as a backup to Anthony Morelli.

Daryll Clark made his college football debut in a loss to Notre Dame, scoring on a five-yard run near the end of the game.

Daryll Clark saw more playing time as a sophomore in 2007, again as a back-up to Anthony Morelli.

Daryll Clark completed 6 passes out of 9 attempts for 131 yards and ran for 78 yards and two touchdowns.

Daryll Clark responded by running for 50 yards on six carries and one touchdown.

Daryll Clark was named the starting quarterback for the 2008 season after a highly publicized pre-season quarterback competition with redshirt sophomore Pat Devlin.

Daryll Clark's mobility allowed Penn State to continue development of its "Spread HD" offense.

Daryll Clark was elected team captain by his teammates prior to the 2009 season.

Daryll Clark surpassed Todd Blackledge in career touchdown passes with a total of 43.

Daryll Clark became Penn State's single season leader in yards passed with 3,003 yards and the single season leader in touchdown passes with 24.

Daryll Clark was twice named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week during the 2008 season: October 11, for his three-touchdown game versus Wisconsin.

Daryll Clark is a semifinalist for the 2008 Maxwell and Davey O'Brien awards.

Daryll Clark was named first-team All-Big Ten after the 2009 season.

Daryll Clark was co-winner, with Michigan's Brandon Graham, of the 2009 Chicago Tribune Silver Football, awarded by the Chicago Tribune to the college football player determined to be the Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference.

Daryll Clark was reportedly courted by the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers, St Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers, before ultimately signing with the Washington Redskins to a future contract.

Daryll Clark attended the Redskins' training camp, but was not offered a contract.

Shortly after Washington's training camp, Daryll Clark signed with the Calgary Stampeders on July 23,2010.

The signing came already three games into the CFL season, and some speculated Daryll Clark would have a tough time earning a starting job over Calgary's other quarterbacks who were more familiar with the offense.

Daryll Clark signed with the Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL for the 2011 season.

On November 15,2011, Daryll Clark signed with the Chicago Rush of the AFL.

In 2016, Daryll Clark began playing with the Myrtle Beach Freedom of American Indoor Football.

Daryll Clark signed with the Cape Fear Heroes in May 2017.

Daryll Clark earned a Bachelor of Arts in telecommunications from Penn State in 2008.