Maurice Gordon Clarke (May 2, 1877 – June 5, 1944) was an American

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and

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player and coach. The

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native served as head football coach at the

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in 1899, at Western Reserve University—now a part of

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—in 1900, and at

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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

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and played

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for the

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from 1896 to 1898 teams under

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. He also lettered in baseball at Chicago.

Personal life

Clarke was born May 2, 1877, in

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, to Henry T. Clarke Sr. and Martha A. Fielding Clarke, and had many siblings, including baseball player and coach Henry T. Clarke Jr. Clarke later went into the oil business in

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. He died there on June 5, 1944.

Head coaching record

Football

Baseball

References

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