About Clarkie Mayfield
Lived 1941 – 1977 (aged 35). Clarkie Mayfield was an American american football player.
Herman Clark Mayfield (October 11, 1941 – May 28, 1977) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, from 1974 to 1976, compiling a record of 22–11.
As a player at the University of Kentucky in 1962, Mayfield's field goal clinched a victory against Tennessee in the season's final game. He died on May 28, 1977, in the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Southgate, Kentucky.
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Who was Clarkie Mayfield?
American football player and coach
When was Clarkie Mayfield born?
Clarkie Mayfield was born on 11 October 1941.
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Clarkie Mayfield died on 28 May 1977 in Southgate, Kentucky.
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Clarkie Mayfield was an american football player.
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Clarkie Mayfield was American.
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