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Harry Clarke

Harry Charles Clarke

Position: HB-DB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 186 lbs.
Born: December 1, 1916 in Cumberland, MD
College: West Virginia

2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 13th round (117th overall) of the 1940 NFL Draft.

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1940* 24 CHI 11 0 56 258 2 0 4.6 23.5 5.1 3 80 26.7 0 0 0.3 7.3 338 2 0
1941* 25 CHI 10 3 28 122 0 15 4.4 12.2 2.8 2 61 30.5 0 38 0.2 6.1 183 0 0
1942 26 CHI LH 10 7 58 273 4 26 4.7 27.3 5.8 6 131 21.8 2 49 0.6 13.1 404 6 0
1943+ 27 CHI LH 10 10 120 556 2 20 4.6 55.6 12.0 23 535 23.3 7 52 2.3 53.5 1091 9 0
1946 30 LAD 14 2 62 250 0 0 4.0 17.9 4.4 10 123 12.3 2 71 0.7 8.8 373 2 0
1947 31 LAD 12 3 44 173 2 0 3.9 14.4 3.7 3 54 18.0 0 0 0.3 4.5 227 2 0
1948 32 2TM 7 4 22 79 0 0 3.6 11.3 3.1 4 38 9.5 0 19 0.6 5.4 117 0 0
CHR 5 2 16 57 0 0 3.6 11.4 3.2 1 19 19.0 0 19 0.2 3.8 76 0 0
LAD 2 2 6 22 0 0 3.7 11.0 3.0 3 19 6.3 0 0 1.5 9.5 41 0 0
Career 74 29 390 1711 10 26 4.4 23.1 5.3 51 1022 20.0 11 71 0.7 13.8 2733 21 0
4 yrs CHI 41 20 262 1209 8 26 4.6 29.5 6.4 34 807 23.7 9 52 0.8 19.7 2016 17 0
3 yrs LDA 28 7 112 445 2 0 4.0 15.9 4.0 16 196 12.3 2 71 0.6 7.0 641 4 0
1 yr CRA 5 2 16 57 0 0 3.6 11.4 3.2 1 19 19.0 0 19 0.2 3.8 76 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1941* 25 CHI 10 3 4 56 0 18 14.0 5 158 0 0 31.6 397
1942 26 CHI LH 10 7 5 76 0 35 15.2 5 159 0 62 31.8 639
1943+ 27 CHI LH 10 10 10 158 0 38 15.8 13 326 0 50 25.1 1575
1946 30 LAD 14 2 2 24 0 0 12.0 2 48 0 0 24.0 445
1947 31 LAD 12 3 3 38 0 0 12.7 8 225 0 0 28.1 490
1948 32 2TM 7 4 2 27 0 16 13.5 4 96 0 17 24.0 240
LAD 2 2 1 16 0 16 16.0 1 17 0 17 17.0 74
CHR 5 2 1 11 0 11 11.0 3 79 0 0 26.3 166
Career 74 29 26 379 0 38 14.6 37 1012 0 62 27.4 4124
4 yrs CHI 41 20 19 290 0 38 15.3 23 643 0 62 28.0 2949
3 yrs LDA 28 7 6 78 0 16 13.0 11 290 0 17 26.4 1009
1 yr CRA 5 2 1 11 0 11 11.0 3 79 0 0 26.3 166

Defense & Fumbles

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
1940* 24 CHI 11 0 4 62 1 0
1941* 25 CHI 10 3 2 62 0 35
1943+ 27 CHI LH 10 10 5 32 0 22
1946 30 LAD 14 2 2 7 0 0
Career 74 29 13 163 1 35
4 yrs CHI 41 20 11 156 1 35
3 yrs LDA 28 7 2 7 0 0

Passing

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%
1940* 24 CHI 11 0 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 2 66.7 0 0.0 -30.0 0.0 0.0
1943+ 27 CHI LH 10 10 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Career 74 29 0 4 0.0 0 0 0.0 3 75.0 0 0.0 -33.8 0.0 0.0

Kicking & Punting

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1940* 24 CHI 11 0 1 30 30 0 30.0
1941* 25 CHI 10 3 1 1 100.0%
Career 74 29 1 1 100.0% 1 30 30 0 30.0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1940* 24 CHI 11 0 2 1 1 -1 3 18
1941* 25 CHI 10 3 1 1
1942 26 CHI LH 10 7 4 2 6 36
1943+ 27 CHI LH 10 10 2 7 1 10 60
1946 30 LAD 14 2 2 2 12
1947 31 LAD 12 3 2 2 12
Career 74 29 10 11 1 1 23 1 139
4 yrs CHI 41 20 8 9 1 1 19 1 115
3 yrs LDA 28 7 2 2 4 24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1940
1941

First-Team All-Pro

1943

Rushing Att

1943 NFL 120 (2)

Rushing Yds

1943 NFL 556 (3)

Rushing TD

1942 NFL 4 (4)

Yds/Rushing Att

1943 NFL 4.6 (6)

Rushing Yds/Game

1943 NFL 55.6 (3)

Receptions

1943 NFL 23 (6)

Receiving Yds

1943 NFL 535 (3)

Receiving TD

1943 NFL 7 (2)

Long Reception

1946 AAFC 71 (2)

Yds/Reception

1943 NFL 23.3 (3)

Receiving Yds/Game

1943 NFL 53.5 (3)

Touchdowns

1942 NFL 6 (5)
1943 NFL 10 (3)

Points Scored

1942 NFL 36 (9)
1943 NFL 60 (3)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1942 NFL 6 (5)
1943 NFL 9 (3)

Non-Offensive TDs

1940 NFL 1 (2)
1943 NFL 1 (3)

Yds From Scrimmage

1943 NFL 1091 (1)

All-Purpose Yds

1943 NFL 1575 (1)

Touches

1943 NFL 166 (2)

Yds/Touch

1942 NFL 8.6 (4)
1943 NFL 9.5 (5)

Kick Returns

1943 NFL 13 (2)

Kick Return Yds

1941 NFL 158 (10)
1943 NFL 326 (2)

Long Kick Return

1942 NFL 62 (7)
1943 NFL 50 (5)

Yds/Kick Return

1943 NFL 25.1 (3)

Punt Returns

1943 NFL 10 (6)

Punt Return Yds

1943 NFL 158 (4)

Long Punt Return

1942 NFL 35 (9)
1943 NFL 38 (4)
1948 AAFC 16 (8)

Yds/Punt Return

1943 NFL 15.8 (2)

Kick & Punt Returns

1943 NFL 23 (3)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1943 NFL 484 (2)

Fumble Return TD

1940 NFL 1 (1/38)

Interceptions

1940 NFL 4 (7)
1943 NFL 5 (6)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1940 NFL 62 (10)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1940 NFL 1 (1)

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

All-Pro Teams

1943Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Chicago Herald Am.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Foot. Illustrated: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL