Pueblo, Colorado. They had a son, Earl Clark, Jr., born in December 1934. Clark's wife, Dorothy, died suddenly in May 1952 as the result of a stroke at age 43. In January 1955, Clark was remarried to Ruth Jane Lowther, the widow of former Detroit Lions player Jackie Lowther. In December of that year, their son, Timothy Clark was born. Clark also became stepfather to his second wife's two sons, Charles and Thomas Lowther, ages nine and five. After retiring from football in the 1950s, Clark lived in Royal Oak, Michigan, and worked as a sales representative for an engineering firm. In 1975, Clark and his second wife, Ruth Jane, moved to Canon City, Colorado. In August 1978, Clark died from cancer at age 71 at his home in Canon City. He was buried at Lakeside Cemetery in Canon City. Head coaching record College football College basketball Professional football References External links Dutch Clark Online at Paragon 1906 births 1978 deaths American football drop kickers American football quarterbacks American men's basketball players Cleveland Rams executives Cleveland Rams coaches Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball coaches Colorado College Tigers baseball players Colorado College Tigers football players Colorado College Tigers men's basketball coaches Colorado College Tigers men's basketball players Colorado Mines Orediggers athletic directors Colorado Mines Orediggers baseball coaches Colorado Mines Orediggers football coaches Colorado Mines Orediggers men's basketball coaches Detroit Lions executives Detroit Lions coaches Detroit Lions players Detroit Mercy Titans athletic directors Detroit Titans football coaches Portsmouth Spartans players College Football Hall of Fame inductees National Football League players with retired numbers Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees United States Army personnel of World War II People from Otero County, Colorado People from Pueblo, Colorado Coaches of American football from Colorado Players of American football from Colorado Baseball coaches from Colorado Baseball players from Colorado Basketball coaches from Colorado Basketball players from Colorado Military personnel from Colorado Deaths from cancer in Colorado Detroit Lions head coaches Cleveland Rams head coaches