imported>WikiOriginal-9: Ce

2025-01-21T22:07:13Z

New page

{{Short description|American football player (1896–1962)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Clarence Beck
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth_date|1896|3|13}}
| birth_place = [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1962|8|20|1896|3|13}}
| death_place =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 200
| position = [[Offensive lineman]]
| college = [[Penn State]]
| number = 15
| pfr = BeckCl20
| teams =
*[[Union Quakers of Philadelphia]] (1921)
* [[Pottsville Maroons]] (1924–1925)
}}
'''Clarence Robert Beck''' (March 13, 1896 – August 20, 1962)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ww1.oldestlivingprofootball.com/19691960necrology.htm?usid=27&utid=5572533695|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219213752/http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/19691960necrology.htm|url-status=dead|title=1969 - 1960 Pro Football Necrology List|archive-date=19 February 2016|website=ww1.oldestlivingprofootball.com}}</ref> was a professional [[American football|football]] player from [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-patriot-news/163611307/ | title=Clarence Beck Is Injured Player | work=[[The Patriot-News]] | date=November 13, 1924 | accessdate=21 January 2025}}</ref>

==Biography==
Beck attended high school at Harrisburg Tech where he scored a 105-yard [[touchdown]] for Tech against their rival Steelton. After high school, Beck attended [[Pennsylvania State University]] where he became a star [[offensive tackle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pawrsl.com/pfn/wilson_harrisburg19.htm |title=Index.HTM |accessdate=2015-09-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910025847/http://www.pawrsl.com/pfn/wilson_harrisburg19.htm |archivedate=2015-09-10 }}</ref> He made his professional debut in the [[National Football League]] in 1925 with the [[Pottsville Maroons]] and played in the NFL for one season.

Prior to that, he played for the independent [[Union Quakers of Philadelphia]] in 1921.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://home.comcast.net/~ghostsofthegridiron/Quakers2.htm |title=Union Quakers of Philadelphia |access-date=2009-11-17 |archive-date=2013-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061239/http://home.comcast.net/~ghostsofthegridiron/Quakers2.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1924, Beck helped the Maroons win the 1924 [[Anthracite League]] championship. This move placed Clarence with his brother, [[Carl Beck|Carl]], on the Maroons team. In 1925, the Maroons entered the NFL. That year Clarence played on the Maroons team that won the 1925 NFL Championship, [[1925 NFL Championship controversy|before it was stripped from the team due to a disputed rules violation]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://home.comcast.net/~ghostsofthegridiron/Maroons.htm |title=Pottsville Maroons |access-date=2009-01-27 |archive-date=2009-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215153235/http://home.comcast.net/~ghostsofthegridiron/Maroons.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

{{1925 Pottsville Maroons}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beck, Clarence}}
[[Category:Players of American football from Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football players]]
[[Category:Pottsville Maroons players]]
[[Category:Pottsville Maroons (Anthracite League) players]]
[[Category:Union Quakers of Philadelphia players]]
[[Category:1896 births]]
[[Category:1962 deaths]]

Clarence Beck - Revision history

imported>WikiOriginal-9: Ce