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Darryl Clack

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Although he is no longer playing ball, he keeps his hand in the game as President and co-founder of SportMetric, along with co-founders Josh Jakubczak and Darius Perry, a company emphasizing education, community involvement, and athletics for the youth.
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He then earned an M.A. in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix and was in his first year of working towards a Ph.D. when he fell ill to Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), a rare autoimmune blood disorder.
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ranked sixth All-time in the school rushing list. He became the first player in school history to gain over 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game (116 rushing and 134 receiving against
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In 1982, he was named Colorado Prep Athlete of the Year. In 2006, he was inducted into the Colorado Springs Hall of Fame. In 1993, he was inducted into the Colorado High School Hall of Fame.
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These traumatic events, three months apart, prompted Darryl to write the book "Hear My Story Before I Forget" and start a foundation to bring awareness to TTP and brain injuries.
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Clack finished his college career fifth on the school's All-time rushing list, recording 2,711 rushing yards (fifth in school history), 5.1-yard average, 21 rushing
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campus. After banking he accumulated over 15 years of extensive experience in management and leadership at various companies including Cox Communications.
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earning a B.A. in Kinesiology and Sports Studies. He moved around the business world for a time and settled into the banking business as vice president at
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In addition to TTP, in July 2016, he learned of his early-stage dementia diagnose, due to years of trauma to the head from playing football.
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His senior season was cut short when he suffered a fractured right fibula in the second game of the season against
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in each of his last three years in high school. He set the state-record time of 10.65 seconds in the
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in his junior and senior years. He missed winning in a closed finish as a sophomore, but won the
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Assistant coaches - Bruce Cowdrey, Dave Ensky, Jim Hilles, Ron Lancaster Jr., Mike Levendler,
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As a sophomore, he registered 932 rushing yards (led the Pac-10), 299 receiving yards and 9
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As a junior, he posted 1,052 rushing yards, 32 receptions for 385 yards, 6
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and eleven 100-yard games (Arizona State was 10-1 in those contests).
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Curtis Stewart who was promoted from the developmental squad.
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Players of American football from Colorado Springs, Colorado
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and was selected by the Cowboys in the second round of the
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return and would have qualified for fifth place in the
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championship game. He appeared in 4 games as a backup
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He also was a member of the 203:Career highlights and awards 1: 720:Irv Moss (October 23, 2006). 702: 530:, relegated him to returning 521:United States Football League 519:arrived to the team from the 361: 486:He also was a member of the 7: 1278:Chairman/President/Owner - 221:2× second-team All-Pac-10 ( 10: 1543: 894:"Ex-Falcon All-World pick" 789:Pro-Football-Reference.com 503:Clack was selected by the 107:Colorado Springs, Colorado 1512:Toronto Argonauts players 1373: 954: 313: 303: 299: 283: 275: 267: 259: 255: 250: 246: 207: 202: 198: 190: 140: 135: 124: 114: 97: 92: 84: 76: 53: 48: 34: 29: 785:"1986 NFL Draft Listing" 722:"In a hurry for success" 683:Arizona State University 623:Canadian Football League 448:Wichita State University 421:Arizona State University 356:Canadian Football League 344:Arizona State Sun Devils 336:National Football League 88:219 lb (99 kg) 21:American football player 1507:Orlando Thunder players 947:79th Grey Cup champions 609:Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 1502:Dallas Cowboys players 637:Orlando Thunder (WLAF) 490:team for three years. 425:University of Oklahoma 377:He was at his best in 366:Clack was a native of 645:, he signed with the 372:Widefield High School 251:Career NFL statistics 765:. Sports Illustrated 550:, his 21.9-yard per 526:The talent level at 49:Personal information 763:"12. Arizona State" 681:, not far from the 625:. He played in the 544:Washington Redskins 494:Professional career 26: 1296:General Manager - 466:Pacific University 368:San Antonio, Texas 93:Career information 70:San Antonio, Texas 24: 1449: 1448: 1398:Thornton Chandler 1325: 1324: 1316:, Scott Sparguos, 1248:Mark Napiorkowski 1050:Dave VanBelleghem 942:Toronto Argonauts 750:on July 20, 2011. 619:Toronto Argonauts 597:, he signed as a 569:'s third leading 470:1985 Holiday Bowl 352:Toronto Argonauts 338:(NFL). He played 326:player who was a 320:Darryl Earl Clack 317: 316: 295: 294: 168:Toronto Argonauts 43:Return specialist 1534: 1366: 1361: 1352: 1345: 1338: 1329: 1328: 1218:Kelvin Pruenster 960:Darrell K. 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Index

Running back
Return specialist
San Antonio, Texas
Widefield
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Arizona State
1986
Dallas Cowboys
1986
1989
Cleveland Browns
1990
Toronto Argonauts
1991
Orlando Thunder
1992
All-Pac-10
1984
1982
1983
World League
1992
touchdowns
PFR
football
running back
Dallas Cowboys
National Football League
college football
Arizona State Sun Devils

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