Leon Clarke

Full Name: Leon T. Clarke	Primary Position: FL/OE
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/232	College: University of Southern California
Birthdate: January 10, 1933	High School: Venice (CA)
Birthplace: Venice, California	Nickname: Moose
Pro Experience: 8 years

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Leon Clarke (Leon T. Clarke) was born on January 10, 1933 in Venice, California. After going to high school at Venice (CA), Clarke attended the University of Southern California. Clarke made his professional debut in the NFL in 1956 with the Los Angeles Rams. He played for the Los Angeles Rams, Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that 1956 was Leon Clarke's best year, as he hauled in 36 receptions, had 650 receiving yards and caught 4 TD passes.

year	team	league	games	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1956	LAM	NFL	12	36	650	18.1	4	60t
1957	LAM	NFL	9	23	442	19.2	4	70t
1958	LAM	NFL	11	18	135	7.5	4	17t
1959	LAM	NFL	11	29	453	15.6	0	60
1960	CLE	NFL	9	11	184	16.7	4	86t
1961	CLE	NFL	13	11	211	19.2	2	41t
1962	CLE	NFL	11	10	106	10.6	0	22
1963	MIN	NFL	3	3	34	11.3	0	14
8 year NFL career			79	141	2215	15.7	18	0

year	team	league	games	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG
1956	LAM	NFL	12	0	0	0	0
1957	LAM	NFL	9	1	-4	-4	-4
1958	LAM	NFL	11	0	0	0	0
1959	LAM	NFL	11	0	0	0	0
1960	CLE	NFL	9	0	0	0	0
1961	CLE	NFL	13	0	0	0	0
1962	CLE	NFL	11	0	0	0	0
1963	MIN	NFL	3	0	0	0	0
8 year NFL career			79	1	-4	-4	0

year	team	league	games	TOT	OWR
1956	LAM	NFL	12	1	2
1957	LAM	NFL	9	0	0
1958	LAM	NFL	11	0	0
1959	LAM	NFL	11	2	1
1960	CLE	NFL	9	0	0
1961	CLE	NFL	13	0	0
1962	CLE	NFL	11	1	0
1963	MIN	NFL	3	0	0
8 year NFL career			79	4	3

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