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Don Clark was an outstanding running back out of Ohio State. Clark was drafted in the first round of the NFL draft (seventh overall) by the Chicago Bears, but ended up playing with Ottawa in 1959. Clark had 343 yards on 75 carries in his rookie season with the Rough Riders before moving on to play for Montreal for four seasons from 1960-63. In his first season with Montreal, in 1960, Clark finished fourth in the East in rushing with 902 yards, and formed a strong 1-2 running punch with George Dixon. In 1961, Clark led the East in rushing with 1143 yards and was named to the East All-Star team (there were no CFL All-Stars until 1962). Injuries, limited Clark to just 4 games in 1962 which was unfortunate since it promised to be his best season. In just 4 games, Clark ran for 435 yards and 4 touchdowns. In his final season, in 1963, Clark played just 8 games and had 447 yards rushing to finish with a career total of 3270 yards rushing.
Games Played, Rushing, Receiving and Points
| Year |
Team |
GP |
TC |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
PTS |
| 1959 |
OTT |
|
75 |
343 |
4.6 |
2 |
55 |
16 |
229 |
14.3 |
0 |
57 |
12 |
| 1960 |
MON |
13 |
170 |
902 |
5.3 |
5 |
55 |
22 |
312 |
14.2 |
2 |
73 |
42 |
| 1961 |
MON |
14 |
200 |
1143 |
5.7 |
5 |
106 |
22 |
378 |
17.2 |
2 |
85 |
42 |
| 1962 |
MON |
4 |
60 |
435 |
7.3 |
4 |
85 |
5 |
70 |
14 |
0 |
38 |
24 |
| 1963 |
MON |
8 |
74 |
447 |
6 |
4 |
73 |
11 |
192 |
17.5 |
2 |
52 |
36 |
Kickoff, Punt and Missed Fieldgoal Returns
| Year |
Team |
KOR |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
PR |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
MFGRet |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
| 1959 |
OTT |
13 |
289 |
22.2 |
0 |
46 |
1 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1960 |
MON |
28 |
660 |
23.6 |
0 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
| 1961 |
MON |
8 |
181 |
22.6 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1962 |
MON |
3 |
44 |
14.7 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1963 |
MON |
5 |
126 |
25.2 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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