Archie Clark (basketball)

Archie Clark

Personal information
Born	(1941-07-15) July 15, 1941 Conway, Arkansas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Ecorse (Ecorse, Michigan)
College	Minnesota (1963–1966)
NBA draft	1966: 4th round, 37th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1966–1976
Position	Guard
Number	21, 11
Career history
1966–1968	Los Angeles Lakers
1968–1971	Philadelphia 76ers
1971–1974	Baltimore / Capital Bullets
1974–1975	Seattle SuperSonics
1975–1976	Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA All-Star (1968, 1972) All-NBA Second Team (1972)
Career NBA statistics
Points	11,819 (18.0 ppg)
Rebounds	2,427 (3.7 rpg)
Assists	3,498 (5.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Archie L. Clark (born July 15, 1941) is a retired American professional basketball player. At 6'2", he played guard for five National Basketball Association teams.

Born in Conway, Arkansas, Clark grew up in the suburbs of Detroit and joined the United States Army after high school. While playing for an intramural basketball team at Andrews Air Force Base, he was discovered by a scout from University of Minnesota and soon accepted a scholarship to play for John Kundla. After a strong collegiate career, which included an All Big Ten selection as a senior, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the fourth round of the 1966 NBA draft.

In his 10 season (1966–1976) NBA career, Clark played for the Lakers, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Baltimore/Capital Bullets, the Seattle SuperSonics, and the Detroit Pistons. In 1968, Clark was part of the trade (together with Darrall Imhoff and Jerry Chambers) that brought Wilt Chamberlain to the Lakers. He averaged 16.3 career points and 4.8 career assists and appeared in two National Basketball Association All-Star Games; he also received All-NBA Second Team honors in 1972.

Clark was one of the first effective practitioners of the crossover dribble, which inspired his nickname "Shake and Bake."

In 1987, Clark unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Ecorse, Michigan. In 1992, he co-founded the National Basketball Retired Players Association with Dave DeBusschere, Dave Bing, Dave Cowens and Oscar Robertson.

External links

• Career statistics
• NBRPA biography