David E. Clarke

For other uses, see David Clarke (disambiguation).

David E. Clarke

Personal information
Birth	1952
Recruited from	Geelong College
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 1, 3 April 1971, Geelong v. St Kilda, at Kardinia Park
Team(s)	Geelong (1971–1981) 207 games Carlton 1982, 9 games
¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season
Career highlights
Geelong Best and Fairest 1971, 1978, 1979 Geelong leading goalkicker 1979 Victorian State representative 14 times All Australian 1972

David E. Clarke born 1952, was an Australian rules footballer with the Geelong Football Club. Better known as a half-forward flanker he also played in the centre and centre half-back. One of the finest marks in the game. Won the club Best and Fairest three times and was runner-up four times.

Clarke was also head of the failed Geelong based Pyramid Building Society, which collapsed in 1990 with debts of A$2 billion.

External links

• Bio at Full Points Footy

Notable relatives

• David A. Clarke (son) – ex-Geelong and Carlton player.
• Tim Clarke (son) – ex-Hawthorn player
• Georgina Clarke (daughter) – olympian, Sydney 2000 Olympics as a 16-year-old. Semi-finalist in the Women's 1500m.

Preceded by Bill Goggin	Geelong Best and Fairest winner 1971	Succeeded by Ian Nankervis
Preceded by Ian Nankervis	Geelong Best and Fairest winner 1978–1979	Succeeded by John 'Sam' Newman

Persondata
Name	Clarke, David E.
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Date of birth	1952
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