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Babe Clark

Otho Myron "Babe" Clark was an American football player who played for the Rochester Jeffersons from 1914 to 1920. He played college football at Cornell, where he also participated in hockey and crew. He was a member of the Sphinx Head honor society and the Sigma Nu fraternity while at Cornell.

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Babe Clark
Clark in the 1914 Cornell Class Book
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PositionFullback / Center / Guard
Personal information
Born(1889-05-07)May 7, 1889
Avon, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 10, 1974(1974-01-10) (aged 84)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolRochester (NY) East
CollegeCornell
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Otho Myron "Babe" Clark (May 7, 1889 – January 10, 1974)12 was an American football player who played for the Rochester Jeffersons from 1914 to 1920.345678910 He played college football at Cornell, where he also participated in hockey and crew. He was a member of the Sphinx Head honor society and the Sigma Nu fraternity while at Cornell.11

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  1. Leonard, John W. (1922). Who's who in Engineering, Volume 1. John W. Leonard Corporation. p. 268. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017.
  2. "Deaths and funeral services in Kentucky". The Courier-Journal. January 11, 1974. p. 7. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  3. "1914 Rochester Jeffersons" (PDF). kencrippen.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  4. "1915 Rochester Jeffersons" (PDF). kencrippen.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  5. "1916 Rochester Jeffersons" (PDF). kencrippen.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  6. "Scoreless First Quarter, Jeffs Then Get Real Busy". Democrat and Chronicle. November 12, 1917. p. 15. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  7. "Old-Time Jeffs Put Fight in Team and Soldiers Are Unable to Stop Onslaught". Democrat and Chronicle. November 25, 1918. p. 19. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  8. "1919 Rochester Jeffersons" (PDF). kencrippen.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  9. "1920 Rochester Jeffersons" (PDF). kencrippen.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  10. "The Rochester Jeffersons 1905- 1919 Pre NFL Years". Angelfire. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  11. The Class Book. Cornell University. 1914. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017.
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