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Bill Clarke (Canadian football)

Canadian football player (1932–2000)

Field	Value
name	Bill Clarke
image	Bill Clarke (Canadian football).jpg
number	60
import	no
position1	Defensive tackle	position2=Offensive tackle
birth_date
birth_place	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
death_date
death_place	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
amateur_title	Junior team
amateur_team	Regina Dales
Height_ft	6
Height_in	4
Weight_lbs	235
playing_years1	1951–1964
playing_team1	Saskatchewan Roughriders
CFHOF	bill-clarke
CFHOFYear	1996

2× CFL West All-Star (1961, 19630
Sask. Sports Hall of Fame (1979)
Roughriders' Plaza of Honour (1988)
2× Stack Tibitts Trophy (1959, 1961) Norman Edwin William Clarke (November 25, 1932 – December 20, 2000) was a Canadian professional football player who played both defensive tackle and offensive tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1951 through 1964. Clarke also was a curler, and won the inaugural Canadian schoolboy championships for Saskatchewan in 1950.

Early life

Bill Clarke was born in Regina on November 25, 1932, to parents G.W.R. (Bill) and Ruth L. Clarke. He played junior football with the Regina Dales (later to become the Regina Rams) before turning professional with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1951.

Professional career

Clarke became one of the longest-serving members of the Roughriders, playing 14 seasons as both an offensive and defensive tackle, including 8 seasons serving as the captain of the defence squad. He was awarded the Stack Tibitts Trophy as the Roughriders most valuable Canadian in 1959 and 1961 and was named to the Western Football Conference's All-Star team as a defensive tackle in 1961 and 1963. The 1963 Riders defence was notable for playing five games without yielding a touchdown.

Clarke's longtime dedication to the club was honoured with a life membership in 1963 and he was inducted into the Roughriders' Plaza of Honour in 1988. He retired from play following the 1964 CFL season.

Post-football

After football, Clarke began a career as a public servant. In 1966, he was executive director of Sport and Recreation for Saskatchewan and from 1982 to 1987, he served as Deputy Minister of what is now the Department of Culture, Youth and Recreation. In addition, he was a member of numerous boards and committees including the Saskatchewan Games Council, the Canada Games Council, and Hockey Canada. As an advocate for the Special Olympics and the United Way, he also organised charity curling bonspiels and golf tournaments to raise money for Parkinson's disease research, a disease with which he was afflicted.

Clarke was admitted to the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1979 and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1996. He received an honorary Doctorate of Law from the University of Regina in 1995.

He died December 20, 2000, in Regina, from Parkinson's disease.

References

Scholz, Guy. (2024-08-03). "The Granite Gridiron Province". [[The Curling News]].
(2000-12-21). "CLARKE, N. E. William (Bill)". Regina Leader-Post.
"Clarke, Bill (1932-2000)". University of Regina and Canadian Plains Research Center.
"Bill Clarke". Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
"Canadian Football League 2007 Facts, Figures & Records". Canadian Football League.
Hughes, Bob. (2007-04-03). "Fundraiser for Parkinson's research is simply fantastic". The Leader-Post.

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