Earl "Dutch" Clark

Earl "Dutch" Clark
Date of birth	October 11, 1906
Place of birth	Fowler, Colorado
Date of death	August 5, 1978 (age 71)
Place of death	Canon City, CO
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Colorado College
Honors	NFL 1930s All-Decade Team
Playing Stats	DatabaseFootball
Team(s) as a player
1931-1932 1934-1938	Portsmouth Spartans Detroit Lions
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1937-1938 1939-1942	Detroit Lions Cleveland Rams
College Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1963

Earl "Dutch" Harry Clark (October 11, 1906 - August 5, 1978) was a professional football player for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. In his final two seasons he was the Head Coach of the Detroit Lions.

At Colorado College, he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity.

He set a team rushing record in 1936 that stood for 36 years.

He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963.

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Preceded by George "Potsy" Clark	Detroit Lions Head Coaches 1937-1938	Succeeded by Gus Henderson

Portsmouth Spartans/Detroit Lions Head Coaches
Griffin • G. Clark • D. Clark • Henderson • G. Clark • Edwards • Karcis • Dorais • McMillin • Parker • Wilson • Gilmer • Schmidt • McCafferty • Forzano • Hudspeth • M. Clark • Rogers • Fontes • Ross • Moeller • Mornhinweg • Mariucci • Jauron • Marinelli

Saint Louis Rams Head Coaches
Bezdek • Lewis • Clark • Donelli • Walsh • Snyder • Shaughnessy • Stydahar • Pool • Gillman • Waterfield • Svare • Allen • Prothro • Knox • Malavasi • Robinson • Knox • Brooks • Vermeil • Martz • Vitt • Linehan