# Clark Goff

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{{Short description|American football player (1917–1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Clark Goff 
| number      = 64
| position    = [Tackle](/source/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position))
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1917|12|6|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [North Braddock, Pennsylvania](/source/North_Braddock%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S.
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|1998|2|3|1917|12|6|mf=y}}
| death_place = [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania](/source/Pittsburgh%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 3
| weight_lb   = 225
| high_school = North Braddock (PA) Scott Township
| college     = [Florida](/source/Florida_Gators_football)
| draftyear   = 1940
| draftround  = 5
| draftpick   = 33
| pastteams   =
* [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates_(NFL)) ({{NFL Year|1940}})
| highlights  =
* Third-team [All-SEC](/source/List_of_All-SEC_football_teams) (1939)
| statlabel1  = Games played
| statvalue1  = 11
| statlabel2  = Games started
| statvalue2  = 5
| pfr         = GoffCl20 
}}

'''Clark William Goff''' (December 6, 1917 – February 3, 1998) was an American college and professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [tackle](/source/tackle_(American_and_Canadian_football)) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) for a single season in 1940.  Goff played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [University of Florida](/source/University_of_Florida), and thereafter, he played professionally for the NFL's Pittsburgh Pirates (now known as the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers)).

== Early life ==

He was born in [North Braddock, Pennsylvania](/source/North_Braddock%2C_Pennsylvania).<ref name=pfrprofile>Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KoneFl20.htm  Clark Goff].  Retrieved October 11, 2014.</ref>  Goff attended Scott Township High School in North Braddock.<ref name=dbfprofile>databaseFootball.com, Players, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20141018101009/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GOFFCLA01  Clark Goff]}}.  Retrieved October 11, 2014.</ref>

== College career ==

Goff accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the [University of Florida](/source/University_of_Florida) in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach [Josh Cody](/source/Josh_Cody)'s [Florida Gators football](/source/Florida_Gators_football) team from [1937](/source/1937_Florida_Gators_football_team) to [1939](/source/1939_Florida_Gators_football_team).<ref name=ufmediaguide>''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2014/media_guide.pdf  2014 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903222448/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2014/media_guide.pdf |date=September 3, 2014 }}'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 87, 95, 103, 105, 115, 178 (2014).  Retrieved October 11, 2014.</ref>  Goff was the Gators' team captain and earned third-team [All-Southeastern Conference](/source/List_of_All-SEC_football_teams) (SEC) honors during his 1939 senior season.<ref name=ufmediaguide/>

== Professional career ==

The [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates_(NFL)) selected Goff in the fifth round (33rd pick overall) of the [1940 NFL draft](/source/1940_NFL_draft).<ref>{{Cite web |title=1940 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1940/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played at left tackle for the Pirates during the {{NFL Year|1940}} season.<ref name=nflprofile>National Football League, Historical Players, [http://www.nfl.com/player/clarkgoff/2514994/profile  Clark Goff].  Retrieved October 11, 2014.</ref>  During his single season with the Pirates, he played in all eleven regular season games, and started five of them.<ref name=pfrprofile/>

== See also ==

{{Portal|American football|College football}}
* [Florida Gators football, 1930–39](/source/Florida_Gators_football%2C_1930%E2%80%9339)
* [List of Pittsburgh Steelers players](/source/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_players)
* [List of Florida Gators in the NFL draft](/source/List_of_Florida_Gators_in_the_NFL_draft)
* [List of University of Florida alumni](/source/List_of_University_of_Florida_alumni)

== References ==

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Category:1917 births
Category:1998 deaths
Category:People from North Braddock, Pennsylvania
Category:Players of American football from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Category:American football tackles
Category:Florida Gators football players
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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