Fans might forget the names of players, but few forget nicknames like Jack "The Ripper" Clark. Jack's nickname defined his career and was the foundation of his reputation as he stepped to the plate.

Jack Clark was born in New Brighton. Although his family moved away from the area when he was young, Jack never forgot his hometown, and his hometown never forgot him. All you need to do is look at the back of each of his baseball cards, where his hometown appears as "New Brighton".

Jack attended Gladstone High School in Covina, California. He went pro out of high school, drafted in the 13th round by the San Francisco Giants in the 1973 Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft, signing for $10,000. In the minors, Jack won the California League Rookie of the Year Award in 1974 with the Fresno Giants, when he had 177 RBIs and 254 total bases. In 1975 with the Lafayette Drillers of the Texas League, Jack tied for the league lead in home runs with 25.

Jack made his Major League debut with the San Francisco Giants on September 12, 1975, as the youngest player in the majors at the time at 19. He batted and threw right handed and played 18 seasons of Major League Baseball for five teams between 1975 and 1992: the San Francisco Giants, the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Yankees, the San Diego Padres, and the Boston Red Sox. Over his career, Jack played first base, third base, and each position in the outfield.

Jack led the Cardinals to the World Series in 1985 and 1987, while winning a Silver Slugger award in both seasons as the league's best hitting first baseman. Jack hit one of the more famous postseason home runs in Major League history. In Game 6 of the 1985 National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jack hit a three-run homer, a 450-foot blast into the left field bleachers, to win the pennant for the Cardinals and send them to the World Series.

Jack's impact on baseball, particularly as a hitter, was profound. Jack led every team he played for in home runs at least once. Jack's career stats include 1,826 hits, 340 home runs, and 1,180 RBIs, and he was selected for the All-Star game four times during his remarkable career.

Jack lives in Missouri with his wife, Angie. Jack is the proud father of Danika, Rebekah, Anthony, and Erika, and the grandfather of five.