Sammy Clarke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sammy Clarke

Australian rules footballer

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1914

Place of Birth: Woodbridge, Western Australia, Australia

Date of Death: 24-Jan-1945

Profession: Australian rules footballer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sydney Campbell "Sammy" Clarke (5 April 1914 – 24 January 1945) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Claremont in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) between 1933 and 1941.
He won the Sandover Medal in his first two seasons in the competition, making him the first player to win the award in consecutive years.
Clarke won a premiership with Claremont in 1939, and also represented Western Australia in eight interstate games.
He served as a pilot with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II, but was killed in action in New Guinea towards the end of the war.