Land Clark Explained

Land Clark
Birth Name:	Vincent Land Clark
Birth Date:	1962 3, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Occupation:	NFL official (2018–present)

Land Clark (born March 20, 1962)^[1] is an American professional football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 2018 NFL season, wearing uniform number 130.^[2]

Personal life

Clark resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Outside of the NFL, Clark is the chief building official for the Pueblo of Santa Ana.

Officiating career

Early years

Clark served several seasons in the NFL Officiating Development program.^[3] Prior to entering the NFL, Clark officiated in the Pac-12 Conference and worked as a referee and deep wing official.^[4] He was the referee for the 2013 BCS National Championship Game, as well as the 2015 Sugar Bowl, 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 following the retirement of Walt Anderson.^[5]

2024 crew^[6]

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

Notes and References

Web site: 2012 National Football League Roster - Referee and Dolphins Fan. www.referee.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130330102942/http://www.referee.com/resources/officiating-rosters/nfl-roster/ . March 30, 2013.
Web site: V. Land Clark NFL Official Statistics . February 16, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
Web site: More officials in the development pipeline . Football Zebras . July 26, 2016 . April 16, 2020.
Web site: Candidates for white hat in 2019 . Football Zebras . January 31, 2019 . April 15, 2020.
Web site: Land Clark promoted to referee position . Football Zebras . April 14, 2020 . April 15, 2020.
Web site: staff . Football Zebras . 2024-05-28 . Officiating crews for the 2024 season . 2024-10-18 . Football Zebras . en-US.