Henry W. Clark
Biographical details
Born(1899-04-11)April 11, 1899
Wrangell, Alaska, U.S.
DiedMarch 23, 1976(1976-03-23) (aged 76)
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Playing career
1918Stanford
1921–1922Harvard
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923Harvard (line)
1925Trinity (CT)
1932US Olympic Team (advisory coach)
Ice Hockey
1936–1941Lafayette
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1928–1935Harvard (assistant AD)
1935–1944Lafayette
Head coaching record
Overall1–5

Henry Wadsworth "Eskie" Clark ( April 11, 1899 – March 23, 1976) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut for one season, in 1925, compiling a record of 1–5.[1] Clark was the athletic director at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania from 1935 to 1944.[2]

Clark was born in Wrangell, Alaska. After attending Phillips Exeter Academy, he played football as a center and was a shot putter on the track and field team at Harvard University, from which he graduated in 1923. Clark died on March 23, 1976, in Silver Spring, Maryland.[3]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Trinity Bantams (Independent) (1925)
1925 Trinity 1–5
Trinity: 1–5
Total:1–5

References

  1. Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. "Eskie Clark Farewell Banquet". thecrimson.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  3. "H. W. Clark, Harvard official". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. March 26, 1976. p. 41. Retrieved August 10, 2019 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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