Early Years
Clark was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He graduated from Twin River Valley High School in Bode, Iowa, where he was a multi-sport star. He earned four letters in football, basketball, and track and five letters in baseball. As a freshman, he earned honorable mention all-conference honors in football and was second team all-conference as a sophomore. As a junior, Clark was named his team's most valuable player and a first-team all-conference and honorable mention all-state selection after recording 140 tackles. He was team captain and MVP again as a senior, recording 160 tackles, and earned first-team all-conference and second-team all-state honors.
Clark comes from an athletic family. He grew up a fan of the New York Mets, and still is. His brother Darrick played linebacker at Iowa State University from 1996 to 1997, and his other brother Dan played baseball and football at Simpson College.
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