Dallas Dean Clark (born June 12, 1979 in Livermore,
Iowa) is an American football tight end for the
Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.
He was originally drafted by the Colts 24th overall
in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at
Iowa.
Dallas Clark was a multi-sport star at Twin River
Valley High School, earning 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 first team all-conference and
honorable mention all-state after recording 140
tackles and being named team MVP. He was his high
school team MVP and team captain as a senior,
recording 160 tackles. Clark was first team
all-conference and second team all-state as a
senior.
Dallas Clark comes from an athletic family. His
brother, Derrik, played linebacker at Iowa State
from 1996-97 and his other brother, Dan, played
baseball at Simpson College. Days before Dallas
graduated from high school, Clark's mother, Jan,
died of a heart attack at age 49. Dallas speaks
often very fondly of his mother, saying, "Everything
I do, I devote it to her."
