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Clark, Ellery Harding, 1910-1997
NationalityAmerican
BiographyEllery Clark, Jr. was a professor of English and naval history at the U.S. Naval Academy and coached the track team there for many years. He wrote three books on the Boston Red Sox, published between 1979 and 1982. He also penned biographies of Cy Young, Tris Speaker, Lefty Grove, Joe Cronin and Smokey Joe Wood. Clark also won a gold medal in speed walking at the Senior Olympics in Springfield in 1995. His father, who won two gold medals in track in the 1896 Olympics, took him to his first Red Sox game in 1918, the last time the team won the World Series.--baltimoresun.com.
