Neil Clarke (Australian footballer)

Australian rules footballer
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IntroAustralian rules footballer
PlacesAustralia
wasAthlete Football player Australian-rules footballer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth28 August 1957
Death29 March 2003 (aged 45 years)
The details

Biography

Neil 'Nobby' Clarke (28 August 1957 – 29 March 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A defender, Clarke was also given many tagging roles during his career. He won Essendon's 'Best Clubman' in their premiership year of 1984 and went on to play 135 VFL games. Clarke was found dead in his garage in 2003 at the age of just 45; he had been known to have been suffering from depression.

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