Bio

Football 1978-79

Recognized as the first star pass receiver of the Coach Tom Craft era at Palomar College, Jimmy Clark was Mission Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 1979 and the Comets' first -ever J.C. Grid Wire first-team All American. An Escondido High School product, Clark played wide receiver for the Comets and set Palomar records for receptions in a single season(74, leading the Mission Conference by 20 receptions over runner-up Mike Eddo of Saddleback),receiving yards in a single season (1,042) and receptions in a single game (12, for 127 yards, vs. San Diego City College) in his sophomore season of 1979. Following that season, Clark accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Nevada-Reno, where he starred for two seasons with the Wolf Pack before signing a free-agent contract with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.