Neil Clarke (footballer)

Neil Clarke (footballer)

Infobox afl player | firstname = Neil
lastname = Clarke




birthdate = 28 August 1957
birthplace =
originalteam = Ringwood
heightweight = 177m / 80 kg
dead =
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 1977
debutteam = Essendon
debutopponent =
debutstadium =
playingteams =Essendon (1977-87)
* 135 games, 35 goals
coach =
coachingteams =
statsend = 1987
careerhighlights =

Neil 'Nobby' Clarke (28 August 1957 - 29 March 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the 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 went on to play 135 VFL games.

Clarke died suddenly in 2003 at the of just 45, he had been known to have been suffering from depression.

External links

*AflRleague|ref=N/Neil_Clarke.html
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/04/1048962935683.html Article on his death]


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