Harry Clarke (American football) his rookie season with the Chicago Bears, Clarke scored two touchdowns in the 1940 NFL Championship Game to help defeat the Washington Redskins 73 to 0. After his fourth season with the Bears, Clarke was drafted into the Navy in 1943. After his time in the service, Clarke played in the All-American Football Conference from 1946-1948 for Los Angeles Dons, then returned to Chicago to play for the Rockets. According to some statistics, Clarke played for both the Dons and the Rockets in the 1948 season: 5 games for each team. Harry Clarke (American football) Harry Charles Clarke (December 1,
1942 NFL Championship Game Bears won in a 73–0 rout. "Sunday, December 13, 1942"<br> Kickoff: 2 p.m. EWT (EDT) The NFL had only four game officials in ; the back judge was added in , the line judge in , and the side judge in . The gate receipts from the sellout were over $113,000, a record, and each Redskin player received about $976 while each Bear saw about $639. At the time, an owners' winter meeting and the annual draft of college players was held around the title game. A year into World War II for the United States and with much of