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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 2, 1877 Bellevue, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | June 5, 1944 (aged 67) Okmulgee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1896–1898 | Chicago |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1899 | Texas |
| 1900 | Western Reserve |
| 1901 | Washington University |
| Baseball | |
| 1900 | Texas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–8–3 (football) 14–2–1 (baseball) |
Maurice Gordon Clarke (May 2, 1877 – June 5, 1944) was an American college football and college baseball player and coach.[1] The Omaha, Nebraska native served as head football coach at the University of Texas at Austin in 1899, at Western Reserve University—now a part of Case Western Reserve University—in 1900, and at Washington University in St. Louis in 1901, compiling a career football coaching record of 15–8–3. He was also the head baseball coach at Texas in the spring of 1900, tallying a mark of 14–2–1.
Clarke was a graduate of the University of Chicago and played quarterback for the Chicago Maroons from 1896 to 1898 teams under Amos Alonzo Stagg. He also lettered in baseball at Chicago.[2][3]
- ^ "The University of Texas Record". 1902.
- ^ "Head Coaches". MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ "WRU Football 1900/01 Season Record". University Archives. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved September 22, 2012.