Ryan Clark hoisted the Lombardi Trophy in 2009, however the spotlight of his sports activities profession has nothing to do with the Tremendous Bowl — that honor is reserved for his son’s upcoming look within the 2025 Nationwide Championship sport!

TMZ Sports activities spoke with RC days earlier than the extremely anticipated tilt between Notre Dame and Ohio State … with a title up for grabs. Ryan’s 23-year-old boy, Jordan Clark, is a security for the Combating Irish, and pa could not be any prouder.

“I am simply pleased with what he is been capable of accomplish,” the 45-year-old former Professional Bowler stated, “what him and his teammates have been ready to do that yr.”

Regardless of ND having an amazing season, the fellows from South Bend are greater than a landing underdog … however many anticipate it to be a a lot tighter sport.

Rating apart, merely seeing his son play on such a monumental stage will probably be epic for the Clark fam.

“It is going to be, from a soccer standpoint, a very powerful night time in my household’s lives,” Clark informed us.

To show his level, Ryan stated he by no means “shed a tear” as a professional … together with when his Steelers squad gained Tremendous Bowl XLIII. Nonetheless, when Jordan and Notre Dame gained the Sugar and Orange Bowls, he cried like a child.

“I could not battle again tears simply to see him so excited and so completely happy for the journey he was happening,” Clark stated.