David E. Clarke (born 31 December 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer with Victorian Football League (VFL) clubs Geelong and Carlton. Better known as a half-forward flanker Clarke also played in the centre and centre half-back.

David Clarke Sr.
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-12-31) 31 December 1952 (age 71)
Original team(s) Geelong College
Debut Round 1, 3 April 1971, Geelong vs. St Kilda, at Kardinia Park
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder/half forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1971–1981 Geelong 202 (298)
1982 Carlton 009 0(21)
Total 211 (319)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1982.
Career highlights
  • Geelong Best and Fairest 1971, 1978, 1979
  • Geelong leading goalkicker 1979
  • Victorian State representative 14 times
  • All Australian 1972
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Clarke won Geelong's Best and Fairest three times and was runner-up four times.

Clarke was a director of the failed Geelong based Pyramid Building Society, which collapsed in 1990 with debts of A$2 billion. He was charged with 13 breaches of the Building Societies Act and was given a two-year suspended jail sentence and fined $47,000 after pleading guilty.[1]

Clarke's sons David and Tim played in the Australian Football League (AFL) and daughter Georgina competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney as a 16-year-old, semi-finalist in the Women's 1500m.

References

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  1. ^ Begg, Peter (25 June 2010). "PYRAMID 20 YEARS ON: Too much water under bridge, says Clarke".
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