Potsy Clark
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| George Clark | |
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| Date of birth | March 20, 1894 |
| Place of birth | Carthage, Illinois |
| Position(s) | Head Coach Athletic Director Assistant Coach QB |
| College | William & Vashti College , Illinois |
| Coaching Stats | DatabaseFootball |
| Team(s) as a player | |
| 1912-1913 1914-1916 1917 1919 |
William & Vashti College Illinois Camp Funston Army, 89th Division |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1916 1917-18 1919 1920 1921-1925 1926 1927-1929 1931-1933 1934-1936 1937-1939 1940 1941 1945 1946-1947 1948 |
Kansas 89th Division Baseball, Basketball Illinois Michigan Agricultural College Kansas Minnesota Butler Portsmouth Spartans Lions Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) Detroit Lions University of Grand Rapids Nebraska University of Grand Rapids Nebraska |
George M. 'Potsy' Clark (born March 20, 1894 in Carthage, Illinois, died November 8, 1972 ) was a college football, baseball and basketball player, coach, and athletic director. In addition, he was a professional football coach.
[edit] Coaching record
| Career Coaching Stats | |||
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| Year | Team | Record | Finish |
| 1916 | Kansas (Assistant) | ||
| 1917-18 | Army, 89th Division Baseball, Basketball | ||
| 1919 | Illinois (Assistant) | ||
| 1920 | Michigan Agricultural College : | 4-6-0 | |
| 1921 | Kansas: | 4-3-0 | |
| 1922 | " | 3-4-1 | |
| 1923 | " | 5-0-3 | Mo. Valley co-champs |
| 1924 | " | 2-5-1 | |
| 1925 | " | 2-5-1 | |
| 1926 | University of Kansas | ||
| 1927 | Butler: | 4-3-1 | |
| 1928 | " | 6-2-0 | |
| 1929 | " | 4-4-0 | |
| 1930 | Did not coach | ||
| 1931 | Portsmouth Spartans: | 11-3-0 | 2nd NFL |
| 1932 | " | 6-2-4 | 3rd NFL |
| 1933 | " | 6-5-0 | 2nd-W NFL |
| 1934 | Detroit Lions: | 10-3-0 | 2nd-W NFL |
| 1935 | " | 7-3-2 | NFL Champions |
| 1936 | " | 8-4-0 | 3rd-W NFL |
| 1937 | Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL): | 3-7-1 | 4th-E NFL |
| 1938 | " | 4-4-3 | 3rd-E NFL |
| 1939 | " | 4-6-1 | 3rd-E NFL |
| 1940 | Detroit Lions: | 5-5-1 | 3rd-W NFL |
| 1941 | U.of Grand Rapids: | 6-2-0 | |
| 1942-44 | U.S. Navy | ||
| 1945 | Nebraska: | 4-5-0 | |
| 1946 | U.of Grand Rapids: | not available | |
| 1947 | " | not available | |
| 1948 | Nebraska: | 2-8-0 | |
| Record as college coach | 46-47-7 (.000) | ||
| Record as Pro coach | 62-42-12 (.000) | ||
| Total Combined Record | 110-89-19 (.727) | ||
[edit] External links
- Amateur Athletic Foundation, From Lion Tamer to Bulls and Bears:
The Story of George (Potsy) Clark, By Harold Ray and Peter Norcross]
| Preceded by George Gauthier |
Michigan Agricultural College football head coach 1920 |
Succeeded by Albert Barron |
| Preceded by Forrest C. Allen |
University of Kansas football head coach 1921–1925 |
Succeeded by Franklin Cappon |
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