TexanBob
04-09-2006, 12:09 PM
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Jim Clack, a guard on two Super Bowl-winning Pittsburgh Steelers teams in the 1970s, died Friday of heart failure. He was 58.
Clack had fought neck and throat cancer for about four years before his death at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, wife Susan Clack said.
Clack, who helped the Steelers win Super Bowls following the 1974 and 1975 seasons, played in 146 NFL games between 1971 and 1981. He played for Pittsburgh for seven seasons before joining the New York Giants in 1978 and playing for four more years.
Born in Rocky Mount, Clack attended Wake Forest and entered the school's hall of fame in 1991. He was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
He returned to North Carolina after his football career, developing commercial and residential real estate and owning a restaurant. He started a sales training business and worked as a motivational speaker.
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At least he didn't die of a steroids-induced heart attack or a fiery car crash while avoiding police but - damn - are any of these guys going to make it to 60?
Of course, he also fits the Meadowlands Cancer Death Syndrome too. I guess we'll know someday if Eli croaks before Peyton.
Clack had fought neck and throat cancer for about four years before his death at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, wife Susan Clack said.
Clack, who helped the Steelers win Super Bowls following the 1974 and 1975 seasons, played in 146 NFL games between 1971 and 1981. He played for Pittsburgh for seven seasons before joining the New York Giants in 1978 and playing for four more years.
Born in Rocky Mount, Clack attended Wake Forest and entered the school's hall of fame in 1991. He was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
He returned to North Carolina after his football career, developing commercial and residential real estate and owning a restaurant. He started a sales training business and worked as a motivational speaker.
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At least he didn't die of a steroids-induced heart attack or a fiery car crash while avoiding police but - damn - are any of these guys going to make it to 60?
Of course, he also fits the Meadowlands Cancer Death Syndrome too. I guess we'll know someday if Eli croaks before Peyton.