Norm Clark
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth | November 12, 1878, |
| Recruited from | Stawell Football Club |
| Height and weight | 170cm / 89kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | , Carlton vs. , at |
| Team(s) | Carlton (1905-1912)
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| Coaching career¹ | |
| Team(s) | Captain-Coach: Carlton (1912); |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season | |
| Career highlights | |
Norman "Hackenschmidt" Clark was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the VFL between 1905 and 1912.
Prior to joining Carlton, he had played in two premiership teams at North Adelaide.
A talented sprinter, he won the 1899, 130-yard Stawell Gift in eleven and four-fifths seconds, off a handicap of 14 and a half yards. He moved to Stawell, hoping to win another Gift, and he played two seasons with Stawell Football Club.
Upon his arrival at Carlton, his team-mates noticed his exceptional physique and nick-named him "Hackenschmidt" after the famous Estonian strongman and professional wrestler, Georg Hackenschmidt.
He played in three premiership sides for Carlton.
He commenced his coaching career as Captain/Coach of VFA side Brighton in 1913. He coached junior and senior football for seventeen seasons in the VFA, the VFL and the Ringwood Districts Football Association, with four more premierships to his credit by the time he retired after the 1931 season.
[edit] References
- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old , Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
[edit] External links
- Blueseum Biography: Norman Clark]
- AFL Statistics: Norman Clark]
- Full Points Footy Biography: Norman "Hackenschmidt" Clark
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