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Dutch Clark

American football player and coach (1906–1978)
Person human Q25758

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
October 11, 1906
Date of death
August 5, 1978
Place of birth
Colorado
Place of death
Cañon City
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
basketball coach, American football player, American football coach, hammer thrower
Educated at
University of Detroit Mercy, Central High School, Colorado College[11][12][13]
Award received
Pro Football Hall of Fame[14]
Country for sport
United States[27]
Family name
Clark[23]
Given name
Earl[24]
Height
+183[28]
League or competition
NCAA Division I men's basketball[17]
Mass
+84[29]
Member of sports team
Detroit Lions[16]
Nickname
The Flying Dutchman, The Old Master[25][26]
P14750
179F-5A0F-38E1-D56F-F6D9[30]
P14843
10449[31]
Participated in conflict
World War II[19]
Place of burial
Lakeside Cemetery[9]
Position played on team / speciality
quarterback[18]
Sport
American football, basketball, athletics[20][21][22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dutch Clark en Earl Harry Clark ar دتش كلارك de Earl Clark it Earl Clark ja ダッチ・クラーク ko 더치 클라크 ko 얼 해리 클라크 ru Эрл Кларк
🔖 Identifiers · 18
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Dutch Clark 1935.jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
1900793
College Football Data Warehouse ID
3983
College Football HoF ID
1347
Colorado Sports Hall of Fame ID
55-earl-dutch-clark
Find a Grave memorial ID
9652
Freebase ID
/m/0c17r1
NCAA Statistics coach ID
10127
NFL.com player ID
dutch-clark
NFL.com player ID (former scheme)
dutch-clark
Notable Names Database ID
907/000180367
Pro Football Hall of Fame ID
earl-dutch-clark
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Pro Football Hall of Fame ID (old)
46
Pro Football Reference coach ID
ClarDu0
Pro Football Reference player ID
C/ClarDu20
Sports-Reference.com college basketball coach ID
dutch-clark-1
Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID
1164
Trading Card Database name ID
18364, 183748

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🔗 Connections
Sport 3
basketball, athletics, American football
Occupation 2
athletics competitor, basketball coach
Award received 1
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Detroit Mercy
Family name 1
Clark
Instance of 1
human
Member of sports team 1
Detroit Lions
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Colorado
Place of death 1
Cañon City
Position played on team / speciality 1
quarterback
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Dutch Clark was born on October 11, 1906[1], in Colorado[2]. He died on August 5, 1978[3], in Cañon City[4]. He worked as a basketball coach[5], American football player[6], American football coach[7], and hammer thrower[8].

FAQs

Where was Dutch Clark born?

Dutch Clark was born in Colorado[2].

Where did Dutch Clark die?

Dutch Clark passed away in Cañon City[4].

What did Dutch Clark do for work?

Dutch Clark worked as a basketball coach[5], American football player[6], American football coach[7], and hammer thrower[8].

Where did Dutch Clark go to school?

Dutch Clark was educated at University of Detroit Mercy[11], Central High School[12], and Colorado College[13].

What awards did Dutch Clark receive?

Honors received include Pro Football Hall of Fame[14].

Related Entities

Colorado United States University of Detroit Mercy

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . T&F NCAAdb. wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Pro Football Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of Detroit Mercy, Central High School, Colorado College
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 4w ago · OBender12 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → basketball coach, American football player, American football coach +1
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Occupation: hammer thrower"
  3. 9w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 179F-5A0F-38E1-D56F-F6D9
    P14843 → 10449
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  4. 14w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Conflict → —
    Family name → Clark
    Citizenship → —
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Trading Card Database name ID: 183748, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261788|batch #261788]]"
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