George Clark (American football coach)

George M. "Potsy" Clark (March 20, 1894 – November 8, 1972) was an American football and baseball player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Michigan Agricultural College, now Michigan State University, (1920), the University of Kansas (1921–1925), Butler University (1927–1929), and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1945, 1948), compiling a career college football record of 40–45–7. Clark was also the head coach of the National Football League's Portsmouth Spartans/Detroit Lions (1931–1936, 1940) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–1938), amassing a career NFL mark of 64–42–12.[1] Clark's 1935 Detroit Lions team won the NFL Championship. From 1945 to 1953, Clark served as the athletic director at Nebraska.[2]

George Clark
Clark from 1946 Cornhusker
Biographical details
Born(1894-03-20)March 20, 1894
Carthage, Illinois, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 1972(1972-11-08) (aged 78)
La Jolla, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1914–1915Illinois
Baseball
1915–1916Illinois
Position(s)Quarterback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1916Kansas (assistant)
1919Illinois (assistant)
1920Michigan Agricultural
1921–1925Kansas
1926Minnesota (associate HC)
1927–1929Butler
1931–1936Port. Spartans/Det. Lions
1937–1938Brooklyn Dodgers
1940Detroit Lions
1945Nebraska
1948Nebraska
Baseball
1920Illinois
1921Michigan Agricultural
1922–1925Kansas
1927Minnesota
1928Butler
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1927–1930Butler
1948–1953Nebraska
Head coaching record
Overall40–45–7 (college football)
64–42–12 (NFL)
71–55–3 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 NVC (1923)

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Michigan Agricultural Aggies (Independent) (1920)
1920 Michigan Agricultural 4–6
Michigan Agricultural: 4–6
Kansas Jayhawks (Missouri Valley Conference) (1921–1925)
1921 Kansas 4–33–35th
1922 Kansas 3–4–11–3–16th
1923 Kansas 5–0–33–0–3T–1st
1924 Kansas 2–5–12–4–17th
1925 Kansas 2–5–12–5–18th
Kansas: 16–17–611–15–6
Butler Bulldogs (Independent) (1927–1929)
1927 Butler 4–3–1
1928 Butler 6–2
1929 Butler 4–4
Butler: 14–9–1
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Six Conference) (1945)
1945 Nebraska 4–52–34th
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Seven Conference) (1948)
1948 Nebraska 2–82–4T–5th
Nebraska: 6–134–7
Total:40–45–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

NFL

TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
WonLostTiesWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
PRT1931 1130.7862nd in NFL----
PRT1932 622.7503rd in NFL01.000Lost Playoff Game to Chicago Bears
PRT1933 650.5452nd in NFL Western----
DET1934 1030.7692nd in NFL Western----
DET1935 732.7691st in NFL Western101.000Won NFL Championship over New York Giants
DET1936 840.6673rd in NFL Western----
BKK1937 371.3004th in NFL Eastern----
BKK1937 443.5003rd in NFL Eastern----
BKK1939 461.4003rd in NFL Eastern----
BKK Total11175.393---
DET1940 551.5003rd in NFL Western----
PRT/DET Total53257.679101.000
Total644212.604101.000

See also

References

  1. "Potsy Clark Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks – Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. "Potsy Clark Dead, Lions' First Coach". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 10, 1972. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
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