Dave Clark

Dave Clark finished third at the 1960 Olympic Trials in the pole vault. He competed for North Texas State College and in 1960 finished in a tie for second at the NCAA Meet. Clark was a two-time Missouri Valley Conference pole vault champion in 1959 and 1960. He later earned a masters’ degree in education, and coached and taught school for 38 years. Clark stayed active by running marathons, but he was also known for teaching swimming lessons in his backyard for over 40 years. He was inducted into the North Texas Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988, and in 2015 was inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Personal Best: PV – 4.65 (15-3) (1960).