Harry Clarke
Harry Charles Clarke
Born: December 1, 1916
Cumberland, MD USA
Deceased: December 31, 2005
Morgantown, WV
Position: HB-DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 186
College: West Virginia
High School: Uniontown (PA)
Career: 1940-1948
Drafted: 1940 in Round 13, #117 overall by the Chicago Bears
Harry Clarke played from 1940 to 1948 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Chicago Rockets and Los Angeles Dons. Clarke ran for 1,711 yards in his career on 390 attempts, scoring 10 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 51 passes for 1,022 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NFL | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 56 | 258 | 4.6 | 0 | 2 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 28 | 122 | 4.4 | 15 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Bears | 58 | 273 | 4.7 | 26 | 4 |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Bears | 120 | 556 | 4.6 | 20 | 2 |
| 1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 62 | 250 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 44 | 173 | 3.9 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 262 | 1209 | 4.6 | 26 | 8 | |
| AAFC | 128 | 502 | 3.9 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 390 | 1711 | 4.4 | 26 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 38 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 131 | 21.8 | 49 | 2 |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Bears | 23 | 535 | 23.3 | 52 | 7 |
| 1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 10 | 123 | 12.3 | 71 | 2 |
| 1947 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 34 | 807 | 23.7 | 52 | 9 | |
| AAFC | 17 | 215 | 12.6 | 71 | 2 | |
| Totals | 51 | 1022 | 20.0 | 71 | 11 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | |||
| NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 |
| NFL | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | |
| Totals | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 35 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Bears | 10 | 158 | 15.8 | 38 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| NFL | 19 | 290 | 15.3 | 38 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 16 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 379 | 14.6 | 38 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 158 | 31.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 159 | 31.8 | 62 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Bears | 13 | 326 | 25.1 | 50 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 8 | 225 | 28.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| NFL | 23 | 643 | 28.0 | 62 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 14 | 369 | 26.4 | 17 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 1012 | 27.4 | 62 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 22 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 11 | 156 | 14.2 | 35 | 1 | |
| AAFC | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 13 | 163 | 12.5 | 35 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||
| 1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1947 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| NFL | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | |
| AAFC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 3 |
| 1942 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 7 |
| 1943 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 10 |
| 1946 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 14 | 2 |
| 1947 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 12 | 3 |
| 1948 | AAFC | Chicago Rockets | 5 | 2 |
| 1948 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 2 | 2 |
Honors
1943 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1943 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1943 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
