Dutch Clark

Football Player

Birthday October 11, 1906

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Colorado

DEATH DATE Aug 5, 1978 (71)

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About

Hall of Fame quartberback with the Portsmouth Spartans and Detroit Lions in the NFL who also served as the Lions' head coach his last two years with the team.

Before Fame

He played football at Colorado College, where he was an All-American in 1928, but he did not join the NFL until two years after graduating.

Trivia

Selected to the All-NFL team six of his seven years in the league, his superb play at nearly every position on the team led the Lions to the 1935 NFL title.

Family Life

He was born in Fowler, Colorado.

Associated With

He, along with the heavyweight boxer Jack Dempsey, were both charter member of the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 1965.