What is Fred Clarke (Australian footballer)?
{{Infobox AFL biography | name = Fred Clarke | image = | fullname = Fredrick Clarke | birth_date = {{birth date|1932|12|1|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|8|17|1932|12|1|df=y}} | death_place = | originalteam = [[Heidelberg Football Club|Heidelberg]] | height = 183&nbsp;cm | weight = 92&nbsp;kg | position = | statsend = 1953 | years1 = 1951–1953 | club1 = [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] | games_goals1 = 21 (0) | careerhighlights = }} '''Fred Clarke''' (1 December 1932 – 17 August 2020) was an [[Australian rules football]]er. He played with [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL). During his career he wore the number 17 guernsey.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/11/12/1068329630269.html|title=Date aside, Tigers get Jack's number|last=McClure|first=Geoff|date=13 November 2003|work=[[The Age]]|publisher=realfooty.com.au|access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref> In the [[1953 VFL season|1953 season]], Clarke played four early games before suffering a thigh injury from which he was unable to recover well enough to make any more appearances.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26595628 |title=S.A. star trains with Tigers: Deane Looks Ready. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |location=Melbourne |date=10 March 1954 |access-date=13 June 2015 |page=23 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Fred}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Australian rules footballers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Victoria (Australia)]] {{sports-bio-stub}}