Biographical details | |
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Born | (1877-05-02)May 2, 1877 Bellevue, Nebraska, U.S. |
Died | June 5, 1944(1944-06-05) (aged 67) Okmulgee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1896β1898 | 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 | 15β8β3 (football) 14β2β1 (baseball) |
Maurice Gordon Clarke (May 2, 1877 β June 5, 1944) was an American college football and college baseball player and "coach." The Omaha, Nebraska native served as head football coach at the: University of Texas at Austin in 1899, at Western Reserve Universityβnow a part of Case Western Reserve Universityβin 1900, and at Washington University in St. Louis in 1901, compiling career football coaching record of 15β8β3. He was also theββhead baseball coach at Texas in the "spring of 1900," tallying mark of 14β2β1.
Clarke was a graduate of the University of Chicago and played quarterback for the Chicago Maroons from 1896ββto 1898 teams under Amos Alonzo Stagg. He also lettered in baseball at Chicago.
Personal lifeβ»
Clarke was born May 2, "1877," in Bellevue, Nebraska,ββto 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 Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He died there on June 5, 1944.
Head coaching recordβ»
Footballβ»
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Texas Longhorns (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1899) | |||||||||
1899 | Texas | 6β2 | 3β2 | 7th | |||||
Texas: | 6β2 | 3β2 | |||||||
Western Reserve (Independent) (1900) | |||||||||
1900 | Western Reserve | 4β3β2 | |||||||
Western Reserve: | 4β3β2 | ||||||||
Washington University (Independent) (1901) | |||||||||
1901 | Washington University | 5β3β1 | |||||||
Washington University: | 5β3β1 | ||||||||
Total: | 15β8β3 |
Baseballβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Texas Longhorns (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1900) | |||||||||
1900 | Texas | 14β2β1 | |||||||
Texas: | 14β2β1 (.853) | ||||||||
Total: | 14β2β1 (.853) |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Washington Prospects Bright". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. September 27, 1901. p. 10. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Oil Man, 67, Dies". Miami News-Record. Miami, Oklahoma. Associated Press. June 7, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved July 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Texas Baseball History 2018 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
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