Jack Clark
Head Coach · Cal Rugby
Rugby & Football · Enshrined Legend
Jack Clark
MVP of the 1979 U.S. National Trials and Cal's rugby head coach for 43 seasons — the winningest program in collegiate rugby history.
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The Backstory
From Huntington Beach to Berkeley
Huntington Beach, California
Grew up in Huntington Beach and was a multi-sport athlete at Edison High School, where he is a member of the Alumni Hall of Fame.
Orange Coast Junior College
All-American tackle — inducted into the Orange Coast Athletics Hall of Fame (2016) and the California State JC Football Hall of Fame (2021).
UC Berkeley two-sport letterman
Earned All-Coast honors in football and was selected to the U.S. National Rugby Team out of Cal.
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1979 → Present
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1979
MVP, U.S. National Trials
Named Most Valuable Player of the 1979 U.S. National Trials, announcing himself as one of the country's premier rugby talents.
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and counting · Cal head coach
1984 — present
Two Chapters
A multi-sport athlete out of Huntington Beach who became an All-American lineman and then a capped international rugby player.
MVP, U.S. National Trials — 1979
Capped with the U.S. national rugby team — 1979–1980
Selected to the World XV — International selection
All-American tackle at Orange Coast Junior College — Football
Two-sport letterman at UC Berkeley — Football (All-Coast honors) and rugby
Multi-sport athlete at Edison High School — Edison High School Alumni Hall of Fame
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Honors & Awards
U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame
Inducted into the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame.
Cal Athletics Hall of Fame
Inducted into the UC Berkeley Athletics Hall of Fame.
Glenn T. Seaborg Award
Awarded by UC Berkeley for service to the university.
Living Legend Designation
Named a Living Legend by Pac-12 Networks.
Craig Sweeney Award
Honored for contributions to American rugby.
Cal's Ten Most Influential Sports Figures of the 20th Century
Named to Cal's list of the ten most influential sports figures of the 20th century.
More To Know
Deeper Cuts on Jack Clark
His overall record leading Cal rugby sits at 758-96-5, a winning percentage north of .880.
Two of his teams put together historic winning streaks — 98 straight games from 1990-96 and a 115-match run spanning 2004-2009.
The program under his watch has produced 135 All-Americans, 47 U.S. internationals, and an Olympian in Danny Barrett, who competed in 2016.
Before turning to coaching he played pro football himself, spending time with the Philadelphia Eagles and the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
He also stepped in to coach the All-Marine rugby side, guiding it to a silver medal at the Armed Forces Rugby Championship, and later built a second career as a corporate speaker on team performance for clients like Genentech, Goldman Sachs and Oracle.
His rugby accolades include induction into the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016.
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