Damone Clark
LSU Tigers – No. 18 | |
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Position | Linebacker |
Class | Senior |
Major | General Business |
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Born: | New Orleans, Louisiana | June 28, 2000
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
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Bowl games | |
High school | Southern University Laboratory (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
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Damone Clark (born June 28, 2000) is an American football linebacker. He played college football for the LSU Tigers.
Early life and high school[]
Clark was born and lived in New Orleans until his family was displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[1] He attended Southern University Laboratory School.[2] Clark had 48 tackles, five tackles for loss, and four sacks with four interceptions in his junior season.[3]
College career[]
Clark played in 12 games during his freshman season on special teams and as a reserve linebacker behind starter Devin White.[4] He played in all 15 of LSU's games with three starts as a sophomore and had 49 tackles and 3.5 sacks as the Tigers won the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship.[5] Clark was chosen to wear the No. 18 Jersey by the Tigers' coaching staff going into his junior season.[6] He finished the season tied for the team lead with 63 tackles.[7]
References[]
- ^ Dellenger, Ross (January 15, 2017). "A real pick-me-up: Southern Lab LB Damone Clark commits to LSU at midfield of Tiger Stadium". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "LSU lands strong-willed linebacker in Damone Clark from Southern Lab". The Advocate. December 20, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Scarborough, Mike (January 15, 2017). "Louisiana linebacker Damone Clark commits to LSU". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Miller, Brody (November 24, 2021). "From benched to Butkus: How LSU LB Damone Clark learned to trust himself and why those around him believed all along". The Athletic. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Miller, Brody (August 7, 2020). "The weight (and the will) Damone Clark carries into his potential breakout year". The Athletic. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Auzenne, Josh (September 18, 2020). "JaCoby Stevens set to wear No. 7; Curry and Clark will wear No. 18". WAFB9.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Veteran Damone Clark establishes his link in chain of LSU linebacker standouts". The Advocate. September 30, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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- Living people
- Players of American football from Louisiana
- American football linebackers
- LSU Tigers football players
- Sportspeople from New Orleans
- Sportspeople from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 2000 births