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| | Harry Clarke, Football Player, Dies at 89 - New York Times |
 | | MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Jan. 2 (AP) - Harry Clarke, a halfback on the Chicago Bears' 1940, '41 and '43 National Football League championship teams, died Saturday. |
 | | As a rookie, Clarke, nicknamed Flash, scored two touchdowns in the 1940 championship game when the Bears romped over the Washington Redskins, 73-0. |
 | | Clarke was born in Cumberland, Md., and grew up in nearby Uniontown, Pa. Playing for West Virginia, he rushed for 921 yards, which was a team record at the time, in the 1938 season. |
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