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| Born | October 29, 1959 | ||
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| Year(s) | 1981–1982 | ||
| NFL Draft | 1981 / Round: 5 / Pick: 130 | ||
| College | Kansas State | ||
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| Games Played | 7 | ||
| Games Started | 0 | ||
| Tackles | 0 | ||
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Steve Clark (full name Stevan Dion Clark) is a former NFL Defensive End who played for the New England Patriots in the 1981 & 1982 seasons.
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Steve was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on October 29, 1959. He attended High school at Miffin High school in Columbus, Ohio.
Steve went to Kansas State University, as a Freshman and Sophomore he played defensive tackle, but switched to Defensive End for his Junior and Senior Years. In 1980, as a Senior, he had 68 tackles and four sacks. He earned Player-of-the-week honors vs. Iowa State on October 11, 1980 with 14 tackles, one sack, and one fumble recovery.
He graduated in Spring 1981 with a degree in Elementary Education.
He played in only 7 games in an injury plagued 1981 NFL season, and was placed on Injured Reserve on September 1, 1981, but was reactivated a month later and saw special teams duty and some DE time before injuring his left knee in a 17-6 loss to the New York Jets. He was replaced on Injured Reserve on November 6. Coaches and teammates said he had great speed and was an excellent pass rusher and would most likely compete for a starting job in the 1982 season but after re-injuring his knee in the off-season, Clark never made it back to the NFL.