Date of birth 28 August 1957 Original team(s) Ringwood Name Neil Clarke | Height/Weight 177 cm / 80 kg Died March 29, 2003 Years Club | |
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Date of death 29 March 2003(2003-03-29) (aged 45) Role Australian Rules Footballer | ||
Neil 'Nobby' Clarke (28 August 1957 – 29 March 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A defender, Clarke was also given many tagging roles during his career. He won Essendon's 'Best Clubman' in their premiership year of 1984 and went on to play 135 VFL games. Clarke was found dead in his garage in 2003 at the age of just 45; he had been known to have been suffering from depression.
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