HONOLULU, Hawai'i – Former Oregon State football great Herman "Buddy" Clark is among 18 finalists on the ballot for induction into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017 as announced by the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame today.
Clark, an offensive lineman from Honolulu who graduated from Punahou High School, lettered at OSU from 1949-51 under coach Kip Taylor. He was an All-Pacific Coast Conference selection in 1951, played in the East-West Shrine Game, and then was drafted in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears in 1952.
He was an All-Pro guard in 1955 and 1956 and was named to the NFL's Half-Century team.