Eric hunted small game his entire life, and bred and raised Beagle Hounds for rabbit hunting. He caught a 45? Northern Pike while in Canada one summer, and he made sure there were witnesses and took several pictures to show to his buddies back home. In retirement, he enjoyed hunting and fishing and watching sports. He was nominated to coach the Indiana Basketball All-Stars in the annual Indiana/Kentucky All-Star Game in 1978.Įric retired from Carmel High School in 1997, 55 years after beginning the first grade at the same school. After defeating East Chicago Washington 53-52 in the final game, Eric?s Greyhound team drew numerous comparisons to the famous 1954 Milan team that was depicted in the movie, ?Hoosiers.? Eric was awarded as the Indiana Basketball Coach of the Year for the 1976-77 season by Kellog?s and by the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters. His underdog team overcame immeasurable odds, losing 7 games in the regular season, before making their run at the state title in the now legendary single-class Indiana High School Basketball Tournament. Of the 100-plus state titles won by Carmel High School athletic teams, this remains as Carmel?s only State Championship in Basketball. Eric served as the Head Coach for Football, Basketball, and Track while at Carmel High School.Įric?s crowning achievement as a coach came in 1977, when he led the Carmel Greyhounds to win the I.H.S.A.A.
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There was even a TV show about this on the Carmel High School channel called ?Clark?s Couples,? where Eric was the host and conducted a ?Newlyweds? style game show with high school couples. He was in charge of student activities and prided himself on being a matchmaker around prom time, often keeping a written log of which students needed dates. After earning his Bachelors from Earlham, Eric went to Butler University where he earned a Masters Degree in Education.Įric was an educator in the Carmel Clay School System for 39 years, during which time he was a teacher, counselor, and Assistant Principal. He was inducted into the Earlham Athletics Hall of Fame in 1995.
He was awarded the George Van Dyke Award- the highest award for an Earlham athlete- for outstanding contribution to Earlham athletics in 1957. Later in life, he would be quick to tell modern football players about how he ?played both ways with no facemask.? Eric was also an All-American Volleyball player while playing for the Earlham Quakers. In football, he was a starter at quarterback and middle linebacker. Eric was acknowledged as the Earlham basketball team most valuable player in 1954-55. At Earlham, he earned 12 varsity athletic letters in football, basketball, track, and volleyball. The couple had three children, Deborah, Douglas, and David.Įric was a graduate of Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. Eric married his high school sweetheart, Betty Linebarger and was a loving husband to her for 56 wonderful years. He graduated from Carmel High School in 1953. In 1941, Eric attended the 1st grade at Carmel Elementary, and would remain in Carmel schools his whole life, save for one year when he attended Broad Ripple High School. He would tell friends, ?I wasn?t born in a log cabin, by we moved into one as soon as my parents could afford it.? He had an older brother, Cyrus ?Skip? Clark, and a younger sister Patty. Eric was resting peacefully in his beloved family room, surrounded by his wife, children, and grandchildren during his final moments.Įric was born on September, 1st 1935, in Indianapolis, Indiana to Dr. Eric went on to Heaven at 7pm on October 7th, 2009, after months of ?tryin? to get better? from illness. He and his wife, Betty, lived in Carmel for over 50 years. Eric Clark (73), who always went by ?Eric,? was affectionately known as ?Big E.? to friends and family, ?Pappa Eric,? to his grandchildren, and ?Pappa E.? to his great-grandson.
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