Herman Clark

American football player (1930–1989)

Herman Clark
Career information
No. 74, 65
Clark on a 1952 Bowman football card
Date of birth	(1930-11-30)November 30, 1930
Place of birth	Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Date of death	October 9, 1989(1989-10-09) (aged 58)
Place of death	Molokai, Hawaii, U.S.
Position(s)	Tackle
US college	Oregon State
NFL draft	1952 / Round: 4 / Pick: 44
Drafted by	Chicago Bears
Career history
As player
1952, 1954–1957	Chicago Bears

Career highlights and awards
First-team All-PCC (1951)
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Herman Piikea Clark (November 30, 1930 – October 9, 1989) was an American football tackle who played for the Chicago Bears in 1952 and from 1954 to 1957. He played college football at Oregon State University, and played in 52 games over five seasons for the Bears.

Both Herman and Jim Clark were drafted in the 1952 NFL draft.

The Hawaiian-born Clark played collegiately for Oregon State in a position which would today be categorized as right defensive end, next to his brother Jim Clark, who played what would today be called right defensive tackle.^[1]

References

^ "All in the Family," in Bert E. Rose (ed.), Washington Sideliner: Oregon State vs. Washington, November 3, 1951, vol. 5, no. 5 (Nov. 3, 1951), Seattle: Associated Students of the University of Washington Athletic News Service, 1951; pp. 15, 27.