Land Clark (born March 20, 1962) is an American professional

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in the

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(NFL) since the

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, wearing uniform number 130.

Personal life

Clark resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Outside of the NFL, Code Compliance Manager at Heritage Real Estate Company LLC

Officiating career

Early years

Clark served several seasons in the NFL Officiating Development program. Prior to entering the NFL, Clark officiated in the

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and worked as a referee and deep wing official. He was the referee for the

2013 BCS National Championship Game The 2013 BCS National Championship Game (branded as the 2013 Discover Card, Discover BCS National Championship Game for sponsorship reasons) was a postseason college football bowl game that took place on Monday, January 7, 2013, at Sun Life Sta ...

, as well as the

2015 Sugar Bowl The 2015 Sugar Bowl was a college football game that was played on January 1, 2015 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the 81st Sugar Bowl, and a semifinal game in the College Football Playoff. It was one of the 201 ...

, which served as the second semifinal game in the inaugural College Football Playoff.

NFL career

Clark was hired by the NFL in 2018 as a field judge, and was promoted to referee with the start of the

2020 NFL season The 2020 NFL season was the 101st season of the National Football League (NFL). The regular season started with the NFL Kickoff Game on September 10, in which defending Super Bowl LIV champion Kansas City defeated Houston. The playoffs were ...

following the retirement of Walt Anderson.

2024 crew

Source: * R: Land Clark * U: Paul King * DJ: Tom Stephan * LJ: Jeff Hutcheon * FJ: Jabir Walker * SJ: Dominique Pender * BJ: Brad Freeman * RO: Bob Hubbell * RA: Rick Loumiet

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Land 1962 births Living people NFL officials