Donald Barry Clarke (November 10, 1933–December 29, 2002) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played 89 times (31 of these were test matches) as an All Black from 1956 until 1964. He was best known for his phenomenal goal kicking ability that earned him the nickname "The Boot". November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Rugby union (often referred to as just rugby, or union) is a variant of rugby football. ... The All Blacks are the national rugby union representative team of New Zealand. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ...

Clarke was first selected to play rugby for the Waikato rugby team at the age of 17 in 1951. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

In 1956 he helped the Waikato side to a 14-10 victory over the touring South African Springbok side. This helped his cause in being selected to play in the third All Black test match of the Springbok tour. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Over his entire All Black career Clarke scored 781 points, a record that stood for 24 years until it was broken by Grant Fox in 1988. Grant Fox is a New Zealand rugby union player, who was Captain of the All Blacks. ...

Clarke had four brothers, Ian, Doug, Brian and Graeme all of whom also represented Waikato. Only once did they all appear for Waikato in the same match, at Te Aroha in 1961. Te Aroha is a rural town in the Thames Valley region of New Zealand with a population of around 3,700 (2001 census). ...

Clarke also represented Auckland and Northern Districts at cricket. For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ...

Clarke moved to South Africa in the 1970s. In 1997, Clarke was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident, when a 15-tonne truck hit his utility vehicle. 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Diagnosed with melanoma in March 2001, which he eventually died of on December 29, 2002. Skin cancer, close-up of level IV melanoma Melanoma is a malignant tumour of melanocytes . ...

External links

• Don Clarke at AllBlacks.com
• Cricket.org: Statistics for Donald Clarke