Herman Clark (coach)

Herman Clark (c. 1903 – May 23, 1959) was an American football and baseball player and coach, and athletics administrator. He played college football at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas as a quarterback from 1923 to 1926 and college baseball for TCU from 1924 to 1927. Clark served as the head football coach at Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas for one season, in 1928, compiling a record of 5–3–2 and leading his team to the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) title. He was also the head baseball coach at Daniel Baker in the spring of 1929.[1] Clark was the athletic director for the Fort Worth Independent School District for 23 years until his retirement in 1968.

Herman Clark
Biographical details
Bornc. 1903
Died(1976-06-30)June 30, 1976 (aged 76)
Forth Worth, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1923–1926TCU
Football
1924–1927TCU
Position(s)Quarterback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927Belton HS (TX)
1928Daniel Baker
1929–1931Centre (backfield)
1932–1941North Side HS (TX)
1942Georgia Pre-Flight (backfield)
Baseball
1929Daniel Baker
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1945–1968Fort Worth ISD (TX)
Head coaching record
Overall5–3–2 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 TIAA (1928)

Baseball
TIAA (1929)

A native of Fort Worth, Clark attended North Side High School.[2] After graduating from TCU in 1927, he became a teacher and football coach at Belton High School in Belton, Texas.[3] Following his one year at Daniel Baker, Clark moved on to Centre College in Danville, Kentucky to serve as an assistant football coach in charge of the backfield under head football coach Ed Kubale, who had been an assistant at TCU during Clark's playing days. In 1932, Clark returned to Fort Worth to become head football coach at his alma mater, North Side High School.[4] He coached North Side for 10 seasons until he resigned in 1942 to enter the United States Navy.[5] As a lieutenant, Clark was assigned to the Navy Pre-Flight Training School in Athens, Georgia and was the backfield coach for the 1942 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers football team. He was transferred in early 1943 to the naval aviation cadet selection board in Dallas.[6]

Herman Clark Stadium, built in 1970, in Forth Worth, is named for him. Clark died on June 30, 1979, after collapsing at his home in Fort Worth while doing yardwork.[7]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Daniel Baker Hill Billies (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1928)
1928 Daniel Baker 5–3–24–01st
Daniel Baker: 5–3–24–0
Total:5–3–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. "Athletics". The Hill Billie: 23–25. 1929. Retrieved April 28, 2019 via The Portal to Texas History.
  2. "Herman Clark Will Stay at T C U Next Year—as Coach". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. April 2, 1927. p. 11. Retrieved August 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Belton Hi Signs Up Clark". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. June 4, 1927. p. 21. Retrieved August 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Herman Clark Will Arrive Wednesday for N. S. Drills". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. May 21, 1932. p. 8. Retrieved August 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Cooper Robbins Named North Side Grid Coach". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. March 24, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved August 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Lt. Herman Clark Is Transferred To Dallas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. March 24, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved August 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Herman Clark . . . ex-athletic director". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. June 2, 1979. p. 23. Retrieved August 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
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