Abe Judge Clark (1894-1973) was an Australian
rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s.
Career
Clark was a foundation player in the very first year that the
St. George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
club featured in the
NSWRFL in 1921. He played predominantly in Reserve Grade during his career.
He was later on the general football club committee at St. George, and was later the official representative from the St. George DRLFC to sit on the
NSWRFL Junior League. Clark also played at St. George with his younger brother
Jack Clark.
Clark came from a sporting family. His elder brother Harry Clark played for the
Western Suburbs (1913-1914) and
South Sydney in 1916. His other brother Jack was a successful welterweight boxer at the Newtown Olympia.
War service
Clark enlisted in the
AIF in 1915. He survived the
War and returned to Australia in 1917.
Death
Clark died on 15 June 1973 at
Kogarah, New South Wales.
[Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 16 June 1973 ]
References
St. George Dragons players
1894 births
1973 deaths
Australian military personnel of World War I
Australian rugby league players
Rugby league players from Sydney
Rugby league second-rows
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