In April 1978, the Steelers traded Clack (along with wide receiver Ernie Pough) to the New York Giants in exchange for offensive lineman John Hicks.[2] Clack spent four seasons with the Giants.
Clack was the Center who snapped the ball to Quarterback Joe Pisarcik. Pisarcik fumbled the ball attempting to hand-off to Fullback Larry Csonka. Hitting the hip of Csonka the ball bounced in to the hands of Herman Edwards who returned the fumble for a touchdown at the end of the November 19, 1978 game between the Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles at Giants Stadium, costing the team a certain victory in a play since known as "The Miracle at the Meadowlands" to Eagles' fans and "The Fumble" to Giants' fans. The last second win propelled the Eagles into the playoffs and prompted the NFL to adopt the "kneel down" play, otherwise known as the "victory formation" to end games.
Clack was inducted into the Wake Forest's hall of fame in 1981, and into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
References
^"Former Steelers, Giants lineman Clack dies at 58". ESPN.com. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^Emert, Rich (April 18, 1978). "Western Pa. very familiar to new Steelers". The Beaver County Times. pp. B-1. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
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clack, james, thomas, clack, october, 1947, april, 2006, american, football, center, guard, national, football, league, played, seasons, between, 1971, 1981, died, heart, failure, 2006, after, suffering, from, cancer, four, years, 58position, center, guardpers. James Thomas Clack October 26 1947 April 7 2006 was an American football center and guard in the National Football League He played for 11 seasons between 1971 and 1981 He died of heart failure in 2006 after suffering from cancer for four years Jim ClackNo 50 56 58Position Center GuardPersonal informationBorn 1947 10 26 October 26 1947Rocky Mount North Carolina U S Died April 7 2006 2006 04 07 aged 58 Greensboro North Carolina U S Height 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Weight 250 lb 113 kg Career informationHigh school Rocky Mount NC College Wake ForestUndrafted 1970Career historyPittsburgh Steelers 1970 1977 New York Giants 1978 1981 Career highlights and awards2 Super Bowl champion IX X Career NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL comClack graduated from Wake Forest University He began his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and he was part of two Super Bowl championship teams in 1974 and 1975 1 In April 1978 the Steelers traded Clack along with wide receiver Ernie Pough to the New York Giants in exchange for offensive lineman John Hicks 2 Clack spent four seasons with the Giants Clack was the Center who snapped the ball to Quarterback Joe Pisarcik Pisarcik fumbled the ball attempting to hand off to Fullback Larry Csonka Hitting the hip of Csonka the ball bounced in to the hands of Herman Edwards who returned the fumble for a touchdown at the end of the November 19 1978 game between the Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles at Giants Stadium costing the team a certain victory in a play since known as The Miracle at the Meadowlands to Eagles fans and The Fumble to Giants fans The last second win propelled the Eagles into the playoffs and prompted the NFL to adopt the kneel down play otherwise known as the victory formation to end games Clack was inducted into the Wake Forest s hall of fame in 1981 and into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 References Edit Former Steelers Giants lineman Clack dies at 58 ESPN com 7 April 2006 Retrieved 1 May 2022 Emert Rich April 18 1978 Western Pa very familiar to new Steelers The Beaver County Times pp B 1 Retrieved 2 April 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Clack amp oldid 1128399247, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
