Boobie Clark
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 8, 1949 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||
| Date of death: | October 25, 1988 (aged 37) | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Jacksonville (FL) Stanton College Prep | ||||||||
| College: | Bethune–Cookman | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1973 / Round: 12 / Pick: 302 | ||||||||
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| Rushing attempts-yards: | 802-3032 |
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| Receptions-yards: | 157-1197 |
| Touchdowns: | 27 |
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Charles Lee "Boobie" Clark (November 8, 1949 – October 25, 1988) was a professional American football running back who played in the National Football League for eight seasons and was named the UPI AFL-AFC Rookie of the Year for 1973.
Clark was born in Jacksonville, Florida and was an athletic standout at Stanton High School, where the nickname "Boobie" originated. He played tight end in high school and at Bethune-Cookman University.
He was an offensive line stalwart at Bethune-Cookman, with one exception. During a 48-0 victory over Albany State University in 1971, head coach Ty McClairen placed Clark at fullback because a lot of his teammates were nursing injuries.
That game film was sent to Cincinnati Bengals head coach Paul Brown to showcase other players, but Brown saw something in Clark and decided he would draft him if the opportunity came.
He was drafted in the 12th round of the 1973 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals and became a fullback. Despite inexperience at the position, he was a breakout star with 988 yards in 254 carries (a 3.9 average) and eight touchdowns and 45 receptions for 347 yards (a 7.7 average). He was named American Football Conference Rookie of the Year in 1973.
That same year, Clark was involved in an on-field incident in which he struck Dale Hackbart of the Denver Broncos with a right forearm to the back of Hackbart's head and neck after a play was finished. Hackbart filed a lawsuit and the case eventually went to trial as an intentional tort, specifically battery (tort). Clark testified that his team was losing and that he intentionally hit Hackbart due to his frustration. The case went as far as the United States Court of Appeals (10th Circuit) in 1979.
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