Gary Clark Gary C . Clark ( born May 1 , 1962 ) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played for the Washington Redskins ( 1985 – 1992 ) , Phoenix Cardinals ( 1993 – 1994 ) and Miami Dolphins ( 1995 ) . Early life . Clark attended and played high school football at Pulaski County High School in Dublin , Virginia . College career . Clark played college football at James Madison University in Harrisonburg , Virginia , where he caught 155 passes for 2 , 863 yards and 16 touchdowns . He also had three punt returns for touchdowns , including 89 - and 87 - yard returns in a game during the 1983 season against the University of Virginia . Clark was at James Madison during the Dukes ' first four Division I - AA seasons . He caught 46 passes for James Madison ' s 8 - 3 team in 1982 and had 57 receptions in 1983 . He was the Virginia offensive player of the year in 1982 and an honorable mention All - America n in 1982 and 1983 . Clark became the first person in James Madison history to have his jersey retired . Professional career . USFL . After college , Clark played for the Jacksonville Bulls of the United States Football League after being picked in the United States Football League draft . He played for the Bulls in 1984 and 1985 . NFL . Clark was selected by the Washington Redskins in the second round of the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players . In 1985 , he signed with the Redskins and had a superb rookie season , recording 72 receptions for 926 yards and five touchdowns . Clark quickly established himself as one of the top receivers in the NFL . He followed up his superb rookie season in 1986 with a Pro Bowl year catching 74 passes for 1 , 265 yards and seven touchdowns . Clark set a Redskin record for receiving yards in a game during a Monday Night Football contest with the New York Giants . He caught 11 passes for 241 yards and a touchdown . The record still stands today as the " most receiving yards in a non - strike game " ( Anthony Allen surpassed Clark ' s tally during the 1987 strike season ) . The Redskins went on to finish 12 - 4 and defeated the reigning Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears , 27 - 13 , in a divisional playoff game but lost to the Giants in the NFC Championship game , 17 - 0 . In 1987 , Clark again had a Pro Bowl year , catching 56 passes for 1 , 066 and seven touchdowns . He achieved these numbers in only 11 games , as a player strike shortened the season by one game and replacements played three games . No Redskin player crossed the picket line and the replacements went 3 - 0 . Clark was only one of four NFL receivers to surpass 1 , 000 yards . By this time , he had caught the eye of CBS commentator John Madden . Clark ' s toughness , big - play ability and willingness to block made him a regular on the All Madden Team during his playing career . The Redskins went on to finish 11 - 4 , winning the NFC East crown . In the playoffs , the Redskins defeated the Chicago Bears in the Divisional Playoff game for the second year in a row , 21 - 17 . Clark caught three passes for 57 yards and a touchdown in the NFC Championship game against the Minnesota Vikings . The Redskins won , 17 - 10 , to earn the right to play in Super Bowl XXII . Clark caught three passes for 55 yards and a touchdown , while also rushing for 25 yards in Washington ' s 42 - 10 rout of John Elway and the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII . Clark ' s numbers dropped in 1988 as he caught 59 passes for 892 yards and seven touchdowns . The Redskins finished a paltry 7 - 9 and missed the playoffs . He returned to form in 1989 , catching 79 passes ( a career high ) for 1 , 229 yards and nine touchdowns . The Redskins finished 10 - 6 but missed the playoffs again because of a 5 - 6 start . Clark , along with fellow receivers Art Monk and Ricky Sanders , surpassed the 1 , 000 yard mark in 1989 . This was the first time in NFL History that three receivers from one team all went over the 1 , 000 yard mark in the same year . In 1990 , Clark had another Pro Bowl year and the Redskins made the playoffs . He caught 75 passes for 1 , 112 yards and eight touchdowns . The Redskins went on to beat the Philadelphia Eagles , 20 - 6 , in an NFC Wild Card game . Clark caught four passes for 63 yards and a touchdown . The Redskins lost the next week to the San Francisco 49ers , 28 - 10 . In 1991 , Clark and the Redskins tore through the NFL . He caught 70 passes for 1 , 340 yards and ten touchdowns . His 19 . 1 yards per catch was second in the NFL . Clark caught four passes for 203 yards and three touchdowns in Washington ' s 56 - 17 rout of the Atlanta Falcons in week 11 . The Redskins finished 14 - 2 , won the NFC East , and claimed home field advantage throughout the playoffs . Washington beat Atlanta , 24 - 7 , and crushed Detroit , 41 - 10 , to earn a berth in Super Bowl XXVI against the Buffalo Bills . Clark had a big day with seven catches for 114 yards and a touchdown in Washington ' s 37 - 24 defeat of the Bills . The Redskins led 24 - 0 early in the third quarter , but Buffalo cut the lead to 24 - 10 . His 30 - yard touchdown reception in the third quarter was instrumental in thwarting a comeback attempt by the Bills . Clark , Monk and Sanders gave the Redskins one of the best receiving corps in the NFL during the late 1980s and early 1990s . They were known as The Posse . Clark was long known as the most fiery spirit of the bunch , and he was known to run laps around RFK Stadium after touchdowns and during Redskins comebacks . Clark signed with the Phoenix Cardinals as a free agent prior to the 1993 season , and the Redskins have only made the playoffs three times since . Clark retired from the NFL after the 1995 season . In his 11 NFL seasons , he caught 699 passes for 10 , 856 yards and 65 touchdowns , while rushing for 54 yards and gaining 62 yards on nine punt returns . He also had twenty - seven 100 - yard games wearing the Redskins uniform . Clark was a four - time Pro Bowl selection in 1986 , 1987 , 1990 , and 1991 . He was also a three - time All - Pro selection . He led his team in receiving seven times ( 1986 , 1987 , 1989 – 1992 , 1994 ) , and won two Super Bowls , Super Bowl XXII and Super Bowl XXVI , during his NFL career . Clark was the first receiver in NFL history to catch at least 50 passes in his first ten NFL seasons . As of 2009 , the only other players to do so have been Marvin Harrison and Torry Holt . Notes . Clark was the owner of the now closed South Beach Restaurant and Martini Lounge in Bethesda , Maryland . He was inducted into the Redskins Ring of Honor on October 7 , 2007 and concluded his speech with , " We are going to spank Detroit ' s butt . " The Redskins won the game , 34 - 3 . In 2007 , he was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame .