Earl "Dutch" Clark Through the Years

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Earl "Dutch" Clark

Hall of fame quarterback Earl "Dutch" Clark of the Detroit Lions. He played for the Lions from 1934 to 1938. He was called the quarterback because he called the plays. A true triple-threat back, Dutch consistently finished among the leaders in rushing. (National Football League)

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Earl "Dutch" Clark

Earl "Dutch" Clark, player-manager of the Detroit Lions, is stopped after a short gain in the game with the Cleveland Rams, Oct. 2, 1938, in Cleveland. (Associated Press)

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Earl "Dutch" Clark

Earl "Dutch" Clark poses with a bust after he was enshrined in the National Pro Football Hall of Fame on Sept. 7, 1963 in Canton, Ohio, during dedication ceremonies. (Associated Press)

Eleven of the 17 charter members who were enshrined into the national pro football Hall of Fame at Canton, Ohio, on Sept. 7, 1963. From row from left: Earl "Dutch" Clark, Earl "Curley" Lambeau, Mel Hein, John "Blood" McNally and Don Hutson. Back row from left: Sammy Baugh, Cal Hubbard, Bronko Nagurski, George Halas, Red Grange and Ernie Nevers. They hold busts of themselves to be displayed in the Hall. (Associated Press)

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Earl "Dutch" Clark, Earl "Curley" Lambeau, Mel Hein, John "Blood" McNally, Don Hutson, Sammy Baugh, Cal Hubbard, Bronko Nagurski, George Halas, Red Grange, Ernie Nevers

Eleven of the 17 charter members who were enshrined into the national pro football Hall of Fame at Canton, Ohio, on Sept. 7, 1963. From row from left: Earl "Dutch" Clark, Earl "Curley" Lambeau, Mel Hein, John "Blood" McNally and Don Hutson. Back row from left: Sammy Baugh, Cal Hubbard, Bronko Nagurski, George Halas, Red Grange and Ernie Nevers. They hold busts of themselves to be displayed in the Hall. (Associated Press)

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Earl "Dutch" Clark

Earl "Dutch" Clark is surrounded by well wishers following his admission into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, April 3, 1965. Clark along with Jack Dempsey and Supreme Court Justice Byron "Whizzer" White were enshrined into the state's Sports Hall of Fame at a dinner in Denver. Some 1,400 taxed the capacity of the Grand Room of the Hilton to witness the gala affair. (AP Photo/Robert Scott)

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Joe Carr, Earl "Dutch" Clark

Joe Carr, left, President of the National Football League, and Earl "Dutch" Clark, new Manager of the Cleveland Rams, are shown in Chicago, Ill., on February 9, 1939, when owners and managers assembled for their annual meeting. (AP Photo/Paul Cannon)