Dutch Clark American football player

Earl Harry "Dutch" Clark (October 11, 1906 – August 5, 1978) was an American football player and coach in the United States. He played college football at Colorado College and then in the National Football League with the Portsmouth Spartans (1931–1932) and Detroit Lions (1934–1938). In his final two seasons with the Lions, he also served as the team's head coach. Clark was also the head coach of the NFL's Cleveland Rams from 1939 to 1942 and of the American Football League's Seattle Bombers in 1944. He also coached as the college level, serving at head football coach at the Colorado School of Mines in 1933 and at the University of Detroit from 1951 to 1953. In addition, he was the head basketball coach at Colorado College from 1930 to 1933 and at the University of Colorado at Boulder for one season in 1934–35. Clark was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963, honored by both as a player.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Clark Earl Harry
Birth dateOctober 11, 1906
Birth place
Fowler Colorado
Date of deathAugust 05, 1978
Place of death
Cañon City Colorado

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American football player

Career start1931
Career end1942
Debut team
Detroit Lions
Position
Quarterback
teams
Detroit Lions
St. Louis Rams
1932 NFL season
1938 NFL season
1942 NFL season
American Football League (1944)
History of the Detroit Lions

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