Washington State University Athletics

Asa Clark was the captain of the 1915 Washington State football team that played in the first official Rose Bowl when the Cougars defeated Brown 14-0, New Year’s Day 1916. A tackle on the Rose Bowl team, “Ace” also played center and fullback during his career at WSC. He was named to the All-Time Pacific Coast team for the first 50 years of collegiate football, 1869-1919 as a tackle. He served in the Washington State House of Representatives, 1941-49 and was a state senator from Whitman County, 1949-56.