Leon Clarke
Leon Tom Clarke
Born: January 10, 1933
Los Angeles, CA USA
Deceased: October 5, 2009
Los Alamitos, CA
Position: E-FL
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 232
College: USC
High School: Venice (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1956-1963
Drafted: 1956 in Round 2, #14 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Leon Clarke played from 1956 to 1963 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings. Clarke caught 141 passes for 2,215 yards and 18 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 36 | 650 | 18.1 | 60 | 4 | 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 23 | 442 | 19.2 | 70 | 4 | 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 18 | 135 | 7.5 | 17 | 4 | 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 29 | 453 | 15.6 | 60 | 0 | 1960 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 11 | 184 | 16.7 | 86 | 4 | 1961 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 11 | 211 | 19.2 | 41 | 2 | 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 10 | 106 | 10.6 | 22 | 0 | 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 14 | 0 |
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| Totals | 141 | 2215 | 15.7 | 86 | 18 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1960 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1961 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1956 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 11 | 1957 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 8 | 1958 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 5 | 1959 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 11 | 1960 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 3 | 1961 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 1 | 1962 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 11 | 0 | 1963 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 0 |
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