- Franklin Clarke
NFL player
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1934|2|7
Birthplace=Beloit, Wisconsin
DateOfDeath=
College=Colorado
Position=Wide receiver
DraftedYear=1956
DraftedRound=5 / Pick 61
ProBowls=
Honors=All-Pro 1962
years=1957-1959
1960-1967
teams=Cleveland Browns Dallas Cowboys
Stats=y
PFR=ClarFr00
DatabaseFootball=CLARKFRA01Franklin Clarke (born
February 7 1934 in Beloit,Wisconsin ) was anAmerican football wide receiver in the NFL for theCleveland Browns andDallas Cowboys . He attendedTrinidad State Junior College inColorado and also theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder , where he playedcollege football . In the1956 NFL Draft , he was drafted #6 overall by Cleveland.He was selected by the
Dallas Cowboys in the1960 NFL Expansion Draft . He played there from 1960 to 1967. He held a franchise record of 14 touchdown receptions for theDallas Cowboys until 2007.On September 23rd, 1963 he was part of an infamous play where, for the first time in anyone's memory in an NFL game, points were awarded for a penalty.Fact|date=February 2007 The Cowboys were holding in the
end zone on a 99-yd. TD pass fromEddie LeBaron to Clarke, and Pittsburgh was awarded a safety. The Steelers eventually won, 30-28.He led the Cowboys in yards and touchdowns for a receiver from 1961-1964 catches in 1963 and 1964. He led the league in touchdowns in 1962 with 14. He also held the Dallas Cowboys record for most touchdowns in a season by a receiver in a season with 14 from his 1962 season, which was broken in 2007 by
Terrell Owens . In 1964 he was named all-pro.
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Franklin Clarke | before=Bob Hayes | after=Terrell Owens | years=((end box))
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