Shaw head football coach Deondri Clark was
named CIAA Coach of the Year. Clark, in his second year as
Shaw head coach has led the Bears to an 8-2 record and a berth
in Saturday's CIAA Championship game. Clark, 34, now in
his second season as head coach of the Bears, led the Bears to a
7-3 mark in its inaugural season of football in the CIAA in 25
years.
Clark, a 1993 graduate of Florida State, was Shaw’s defensive
coordinator in 2002.
He led Shaw to an impressive 7-3 record in 2003 as the
Bears also finished 4-3 in the CIAA.
Prior to coming to Shaw, Clark was the defensive line
coach at Benedict College (2001-02).
Prior to that he was a graduate assistant coach at
Michigan State (2000-01) and Central Michigan (1999-2000).
He earned his master’s of arts degree from Central
Michigan in 2003.
A native of Winter Garden, FL, Clark was a standout defensive lineman for the Seminoles and legendary Coach Bobby Bowden. Clark played on four Florida State teams that won bowl games. His record as a Seminole was 42-7 and Florida State never finished less than #4 in the AP rankings.
Clark was honored at the annual CIAA Football Dinner, held at the Crabtree Marriott in Raleigh. First team All-CIAA performers Dion McIver, Chirs Peavy, Roberth Rhodes and Shawn Woodard were also recognized.
