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Bill Clarken

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Bill Clarken
Personal information
Born:(1903-12-31)December 31, 1903
East Orange, New Jersey
Died:October 2, 1951(1951-10-02) (aged 47)
East Orange, New Jersey
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
Position:Tackle, guard
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games:5

William Francis Clarken Jr. (December 31, 1903 – October 2, 1951) was an American football player and coach.

Clarken was born in 1903 in East Orange, New Jersey, and attended Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey.[1]

He did not play college football. At age 25, he played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a tackle and guard for the Orange Tornadoes. He appeared in five NFL games, one as a starter, during the 1929 season.[1]

From 1942 to 1949, he was the line coach at Bloomfield High School in Bloomfield, New Jersey.[2] He was also the head coach of the 1947 Bloomfield Cardinals of the American Football League. He also coached the Passaic Red Devils. He died in 1951 at age 47.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bill Clarken". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "W.F Clarken Dies; Coached Red Devils". The Herald-News. October 4, 1951. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.