14-583: King Block may refer to: King Block (American football) (1929–2014), American football coach King Block (New Brunswick, New Jersey) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, New Jersey King Block (Barton, Vermont) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Orleans County, Vermont Topics referred to by
28-526: A fumble return and another on a long run from scrimmage after a Vandal fumble saved the day for the Cougars, 14–7. The Cougars were 1–3 in conference, with a win over Oregon and losses to California , Oregon State , and Washington . The Cougars were winless through eight games in 1967 , then thrashed Idaho 52–14 and squeaked by Washington 9–7 in Seattle to finish at 2–8 and 1–5 in conference. Clark
42-580: A second consecutive year. It was the first time the Cougars had lost two straight to the Vandals in forty years, done before a record-breaking crowd of 22,600 at Rogers Field . Following the 1965 season, Clark signed a new three-year contract, at $ 19,700 per year. Expectations were high for 1966 , but the Cougars were 3–7 and nearly lost to Idaho for a third straight year in a sloppy mudbath at Neale Stadium in Moscow . Two fourth-quarter WSU touchdowns, one on
56-654: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages King Block (American football) Milbourne King Block Sr. (April 11, 1929 – October 6, 2014) was an American college football player and coach. He was the head coach at Arkansas State College (now ASU) from 1960 to 1962 and amassed a 13–14 record. Born in Superior, Nebraska , Block earned 12 athletic letters at Twin Falls High School in south central Idaho , and graduated in 1947. He played college football at
70-669: The Apple Cup , but unexpectedly to Idaho 28–13 in the Battle of the Palouse , the Vandals' first win the over the Cougars in a decade. His 1965 team was nicknamed "The Cardiac Kids" for their dramatic late-game comebacks against Iowa , Minnesota , Villanova , Indiana , and Oregon State . It was also the only team in school history to defeat three Big Ten teams (Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana). The Cougars finished at 7–3, and beat Oregon and Oregon State, but lost to both Idaho and Washington for
84-530: The Arkansas State coaching staff as the backfield assistant in 1955, under head coach Gene Harlow , who had been the guards coach at Idaho while Block was in college. Block was promoted to head coach in February 1960 and compiled a 13–14 record in three seasons. His offense was described as primarily reliant upon "the running of the fullback and quarterback ." He resigned after the 1962 season to become
98-727: The Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1953, Clark served in the United States Army . Following his military service, he was an assistant coach for a season at the University of Arkansas in 1956 under former Sooner Jack Mitchell , and then joined the staff of first-year head coach Jim Owens at the University of Washington in Seattle in 1957 . Owens and Clark were teammates at Oklahoma in their undefeated 1949 season. After seven seasons in Seattle with Owens at Washington, he
112-585: The University of Idaho in Moscow , where he was a fullback under head coach Dixie Howell . Block played on the varsity from 1948 to 1950, and was named to the All-Coast football team. He was selected in the 21st round of the 1951 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions . At Idaho, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity , and graduated with a degree in education. After a coaching stint at Grangeville High School in north central Idaho, Block joined
126-654: The University of Oklahoma under coach Bud Wilkinson . He lettered three seasons, from 1949] to 1951, as the Sooners posted records of 11–0, 10–1, and 8–2. Clark was a two-time All- Big Eight Conference linebacker and helped the 1950 Sooners capture a national title . After a brief stint with the Dallas Texas of the National Football League (NFL) in 1952 and a season with the Calgary Stampeders of
140-625: The defensive line coach at Nebraska under head coach Bob Devaney . Arkansas State replaced Block with defensive backs coach Bennie Ellender . After one season in Lincoln , Block joined the staff of new head coach Bert Clark at Washington State in 1964 and remained in Pullman through 1967 . He later served as an assistant at Iowa State until 1972. Aside from coaching football, Block also competed in rodeo events and bred quarterhorses , which he later parlayed into "King Blocks Korral," one of
154-667: The largest western stores in Iowa. After a lengthy illness, Block died in 2014 at age 85 in Ozark, Missouri ; his remains were cremated. # denotes interim coach Bert Clark Robert B. Clark Jr. (February 12, 1930 – December 13, 2004) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He was the head football coach at Washington State University for four seasons, from 1964 to 1967. Born in Wichita Falls, Texas , Clark graduated from high school in 1948 and played college football at
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182-732: Was fired in late November, with a season remaining on his contract. Clark coached at the University of New Mexico in 1968 as defensive coordinator to first-time head coach Rudy Feldman , and went to the CFL in 1970 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers under new head coach Jim Spavital . He later went into the investment business in Texas in Dallas and Galveston . Clark died in Katy, Texas in December 2004 at
196-573: Was hired as head coach at Washington State in Pullman in January 1964 ; his initial contract was a three-year deal for $ 16,500 per year. On the Palouse , he was near another former 1949 Sooner teammate, Dee Andros , who was in his third (and final) season as head coach of the Idaho Vandals , eight miles (13 km) to the east. Clark's first WSU team lost both rivalry games, expectedly to Washington in
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