Otho Myron "Babe" Clark (May 7, 1889 – January 10, 1974)[1][2] was an American football player who played for the Rochester Jeffersons from 1914 to 1920.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] He played college football at Cornell, where he also participated in hockey and crew. He was a member of the Sphinx Head honor society and the Sigma Nu fraternity while at Cornell.[11]

Babe Clark
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Clark in the 1914 Cornell Class Book
Personal information
Born:(1889-05-07)May 7, 1889
Avon, New York, U.S.
Died:January 10, 1974(1974-01-10) (aged 84)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school:Rochester (NY) East
College:Cornell
Position:Fullback / Center / Guard
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

References edit

  1. ^ Leonard, John W. (1922). Who's who in Engineering, Volume 1. John W. Leonard Corporation. p. 268. Archived from the original on 2017-07-17.
  2. ^ "Deaths and funeral services in Kentucky". The Courier-Journal. January 11, 1974. p. 7. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "1914 Rochester Jeffersons" (PDF). kencrippen.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-17. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "1915 Rochester Jeffersons" (PDF). kencrippen.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-17. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "1916 Rochester Jeffersons" (PDF). kencrippen.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-17. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  6. ^ "Scoreless First Quarter, Jeffs Then Get Real Busy". Democrat and Chronicle. November 12, 1917. p. 15. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "Old-Time Jeffs Put Fight in Team and Soldiers Are Unable to Stop Onslaught". Democrat and Chronicle. November 25, 1918. p. 19. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  8. ^ "1919 Rochester Jeffersons" (PDF). kencrippen.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-17. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  9. ^ "1920 Rochester Jeffersons" (PDF). kencrippen.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-17. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  10. ^ "The Rochester Jeffersons 1905- 1919 Pre NFL Years". angelfire.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-16. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  11. ^ The Class Book. Cornell University. 1914. Archived from the original on 2017-07-16.

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