John Kirkland Clark
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Springfield, Massachusetts, US
Charlemont, Massachusetts, US
.png) Clark c. 1900 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 21, 1877 Springfield, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | January 20, 1963 (aged 85) Charlemont, Massachusetts, US |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Playing career | |
| 1896–1899 | Yale College |
| 1901–1902 | Harvard College |
| 1902–1908 | 17th Separate Company of Flushing New York |
| 1909–1910 | Poughkeepsie Bridge Jumpers of the Hudson River Basketball League |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1901–1902 | Harvard College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–13 |
John Kirkland Clark Sr. (January 21, 1877 – January 20, 1963) was an American lawyer, college basketball player and the first head coach of the Harvard College men's basketball team. Clark was a New York City assistant district attorney under Charles S. Whitman, the New York County District Attorney. In New York, Clark was appointed to investigate and prosecute cases of corruption.[1] He was president of the New York State Board of Law Examiners from 1921 his retirement in 1943.[2] Clark served as a member of the Loyalty Review Board established by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
Clark was born on January 21, 1877, in Springfield, Massachusetts to Edward Perkins Clark editorial writer for the New York Evening Post and the writer Kate Upson Clark.[3][4] Clark grew up in Springfield, Milwaukee, Washington DC and Philadelphia before his family settled in Brooklyn.[5] Clark graduated from Yale College in 1899 and from Harvard Law School in 1902. Clark's brothers were Charles Upson Clark who discovered the Barberini Codex and George Maxwell, President of Clark & Gibby, Inc. of New York.[6] He died on January 20, 1963.[7]
