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Frank Clarke

Frank Delano Clarke

Position: E
Height: 6-1    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: February 7, 1934 in Beloit, WI
College: Colorado

Career AV: 38 (2221st overall since 1950)

1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 5th round (61st overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1957 23 CLE 82 12 0 4 77 19.3 0 43 0.3 6.4 77 0 2 1
1958 24 CLE 82 12 0 3 91 30.3 0 34 0.3 7.6 91 0 0 2
1959 25 CLE 82 12 0 3 44 14.7 0 20 0.3 3.7 44 0 0 2
1960 26 DAL 82 8 0 9 290 32.2 3 76 1.1 36.3 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0 -0.8 0.1 284 3 0 1
1961 27 DAL FL 82 14 0 41 919 22.4 9 80 2.9 65.6 919 9 1 5
1962 28 DAL FL 82 12 0 47 1043 22.2 14 66 3.9 86.9 1043 14 2 8
1963 29 DAL FL 82 14 0 43 833 19.4 10 75 3.1 59.5 1 12 0 12 12.0 0.9 0.1 845 10 3 6
1964+ 30 DAL FL 82 14 0 65 973 15.0 5 49 4.6 69.5 10 46 0 21 4.6 3.3 0.7 1019 5 1 10
1965 31 DAL TE 82 14 0 41 682 16.6 4 53 2.9 48.7 8 58 0 21 7.3 4.1 0.6 740 4 2 6
1966 32 DAL 82 14 0 26 355 13.7 4 33 1.9 25.4 8 49 0 26 6.1 3.5 0.6 404 4 0 2
1967 33 DAL 82 14 0 9 119 13.2 1 23 0.6 8.5 4 72 1 56 18.0 5.1 0.3 191 2 0 1
Career 140 0 291 5426 18.6 50 80 2.1 38.8 32 231 1 56 7.2 1.7 0.2 5657 51 11 44
8 yrs DAL 104 0 281 5214 18.6 50 80 2.7 50.1 32 231 1 56 7.2 2.2 0.3 5445 51 9 39
3 yrs CLE 36 0 10 212 21.2 0 43 0.3 5.9 212 0 2 5

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1957 23 CLE 82 12 0 2 22 0 13 11.0 99
Career 140 0 2 22 0 13 11.0 5679

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1964+ 30 DAL FL 82 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 140 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1957 23 CLE 82 12 0 2 0 0 0
1961 27 DAL FL 82 14 0 1 1 0 0
1962 28 DAL FL 82 12 0 2 0 0 0
1963 29 DAL FL 82 14 0 3 0 0 0
1964+ 30 DAL FL 82 14 0 1 1 0 0
1965 31 DAL TE 82 14 0 2 0 0 0
Career 140 0 11 2 0 0
8 yrs DAL 104 0 9 2 0 0
3 yrs CLE 36 0 2 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1960 26 DAL 82 8 0 3 3 18
1961 27 DAL FL 82 14 0 9 9 54
1962 28 DAL FL 82 12 0 14 14 84
1963 29 DAL FL 82 14 0 10 10 60
1964+ 30 DAL FL 82 14 0 5 5 30
1965 31 DAL TE 82 14 0 4 4 24
1966 32 DAL 82 14 0 4 4 24
1967 33 DAL 82 14 0 1 1 2 12
Career 140 0 1 50 51 306

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Jim Seymour, Preston Riley, David Patten, John McKay, Butch Johnson, Dennis Homan, Al Frazier, Larry Foster, Craig Yeast, Keenan McCardell
4 Butch Johnson, Dennis Homan, Jim Seymour, Preston Riley, Lou Piccone, John McKay, Al Frazier, Larry Foster, Jo-Jo Townsell, Tom Hall
5 Jo-Jo Townsell, Ed Rutkowski, Mike Wilson, Clarence Weathers, Wayne Capers, Tracy Porter, John McDaniel, Walter Roberts, Bobby Jones, Glenn Bass
6 Clarence Verdin, Reche Caldwell, Michael Timpson, Donald Hayes, Ray Perkins, John Henderson, Frank Pitts, Jim Jones, Rashied Davis, Jimmy Cefalo
7 Rod Sherman, Fair Hooker, Vincent Brisby, Gene Schroeder, Patrick Crayton, Reggie Williams, Andre' Davis, Jimmy Cefalo, Tai Streets, Reche Caldwell
8 Justin McCareins, Lionel Manuel, Billy Johnson, Randy Vataha, Kevin Johnson, Leon Clarke, Drew Hill, J.T. Smith, Chris Sanders, Mike Siani
9 Buddy Dial, Lionel Manuel, Bert Emanuel, Curtis Duncan, Dave Logan, Jerry Butler, Justin McCareins, Charles Johnson, Drew Bennett, Qadry Ismail
10 Buddy Dial, Lionel Manuel, Marcus Robinson, Sam McCullum, Az-Zahir Hakim, Lionel Taylor, Curtis Duncan, Al Denson, Bert Emanuel, Dave Logan
11 Buddy Dial, Lionel Manuel, David Patten, Marcus Robinson, Az-Zahir Hakim, Sam McCullum, Lionel Taylor, Mike Sherrard, Curtis Duncan, Al Denson
Career Buddy Dial, Lionel Manuel, Marcus Robinson, Sam McCullum, Az-Zahir Hakim, Lionel Taylor, Mike Sherrard, Curtis Duncan, Al Denson, Bert Emanuel

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

First-Team All-Pro

1964

Long Rush

1967 NFL 56 (9)

Receptions

1964 NFL 65 (3)

Receiving Yds

1961 NFL 919 (8)
1962 NFL 1043 (5)
1964 NFL 973 (3)
Career 5426 (186)

Receiving TD

1961 NFL 9 (6)
1962 NFL 14 (1/27)
1963 NFL 10 (4)
Career 50 (95)

Long Reception

1960 NFL 76 (5)
1961 NFL 80 (6)
1963 NFL 75 (9)

Yds/Reception

1961 NFL 22.4 (1/59)
1962 NFL 22.2 (1/64)
1963 NFL 19.4 (6)
Career 18.6 (26)

Receiving Yds/Game

1961 NFL 65.6 (10)
1962 NFL 86.9 (3)
1964 NFL 69.5 (6)

Touchdowns

1962 NFL 14 (4)
1963 NFL 10 (6)
Career 51 (189)

Points Scored

1962 NFL 84 (7)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1962 NFL 14 (4)
1963 NFL 10 (5)
Career 51 (185)

Yds From Scrimmage

1964 NFL 1019 (9)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1964Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL