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Ryan Clark hoisted the Lombardi Trophy in 2009, however the spotlight of his sports activities profession has nothing to do with the Tremendous Bowl — that honor is reserved for his son’s upcoming look within the 2025 Nationwide Championship recreation!
TMZ Sports activities spoke with RC days earlier than the extremely anticipated tilt between Notre Dame and Ohio State … with a title up for grabs. Ryan’s 23-year-old boy, Jordan Clark, is a security for the Combating Irish, and pa could not be any prouder.
“I’m just proud of what he’s been able to accomplish,” the 45-year-old former Professional Bowler stated, “what him and his teammates have been able to do this year.”
Regardless of ND having an amazing season, the blokes from South Bend are greater than a landing underdog … however many count on it to be a a lot tighter recreation.
Rating apart, merely seeing his son play on such a monumental stage can be epic for the Clark fam.
“It will be, from a football standpoint, the most important night in my family’s lives,” Clark advised us.
To show his level, Ryan stated he by no means “shed a tear” as a professional … together with when his Steelers squad received Tremendous Bowl XLIII. Nonetheless, when Jordan and Notre Dame received the Sugar and Orange Bowls, he cried like a child.
“I couldn’t fight back tears just to see him so excited and so happy for the journey he was going on,” Clark stated.
Get the tissues prepared … Monday’s gonna be superior for the Clarks.
