Neil 'Nobby' Clarke (28 August 1957 – 29 March 2003) was an
Australian rules footballer who played with
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
* Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
* Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United Ki ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL).
A defender, Clarke was also given many tagging roles during his career. He won Essendon's 'Best Clubman' in their premiership year of 1984 and played 135 VFL games.
Clarke was found dead in his garage in 2003 at the age of 45; he had been known to have been suffering from
depression.
References
External links
*
1957 births
2003 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Essendon Football Club players
Brunswick Football Club players
Essendon Football Club Premiership players
Victorian State of Origin players
Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
{{AFL-bio-1950s-stub