Neil Clarke (Australian footballer)

Neil Clarke
Personal information
Birth 28 August 1957
Recruited from Ringwood
Height and weight 177 cm / 80 kg
Playing career¹
Team(s)

Essendon (1977–87)

  • 135 games, 35 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1987 season

Neil 'Nobby' Clarke (28 August 1957 – 29 March 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

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.[1] Clarke was found dead in his garage in 2003 at the age of just 45; he had been known to have been suffering from depression.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Caroline Wilson (5 April 2003). "A loss far bigger than the game". The Age (Fairfax Media). http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/04/1048962935683.html. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 

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