| Beryl Clark | |
| Position: | Halfback |
| Birth Date: | October 13, 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Cherokee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Death Date: | January 15, 2000 (age 82) |
| Death Place: | Cherokee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lbs: | 170 |
| High School: | Cherokee (OK) |
| College: | Oklahoma |
| Draftyear: | 1940 |
| Draftround: | 16 |
| Draftpick: | 141 |
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Beryl Leon Clark (October 13, 1917 – January 15, 2000) was an American football player.
Clark was born in Cherokee, Oklahoma, in 1917, an attended Cherokee High School.[1]
He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners football team from 1936 to 1939.[2] [3] [4] As a senior in 1939, he completed 40 of 66 passes for a 60.6% completion rate. His completion percentage was the highest in the county. He also led the Sooners with 680 yards from scrimmage.[5] He also led the Big Six Conference with 50 points scored (eight touchdowns and two extra points).[6] He was selected by both the conference coaches and the Associated Press as a first-team back on their respective 1939 All-Big Six Conference football teams.[7] [8] He was also selected by the International News Service as a second-team halfback on the 1939 College Football All-America Team.[9]
He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals with the 141st pick in the 1940 NFL draft and played for the Cardinals during the 1940 NFL season.[10] [11] He appeared in 10 games for the Cardinals, completed 25 passes for 316 yards and two touchdowns and kicked three extra points.[1]
During World War II, Clark served as a pilot in the Air Transport Command, "flying the hump" between Burma and China.[12] [13]
Clark died in 2000 at age 82 in Cherokee, Oklahoma.[1]