California Athletics Hall of Fame
As head coach of Cal’s esteemed rugby program since 1984, Clark has directed the Bears to 26 national collegiate championships – 23 in 15s and three in 7s. Through May 8 of 2016, he has produced an all-time record of 628-80-5 in 15s and 103-14 in 7s. A total of 131 Bears have earned All-America honors, with 47 players making 689 appearances with the U.S. National 15s team and five players with “Varsity Blues” at Oxford University. He has an all-time combined coaching record of 35-1 vs. U.S. military academics. From 1990-96, Clark’s Bears had a winning streak of 98 consecutive games, and they won 70 in a row vs. domestic competition from 1997-2003. Clark served as head coach of U.S. National Team 1993-99, earning most international victories ever (16) by a U.S. national team coach. He was inducted into the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame in 2014. As a student at Cal, Clark started at offensive tackle on the football team for two seasons and he was a starting rugby lock in 1977.
