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Robert Earle Clarke Order of Canada|OC (b. August
13, 1949 in Flin Flon, Manitoba|Flin Flon,
Manitoba, Canada), better known as Bobby Clarke,
is a former National Hockey League|NHL Ice
hockey|hockey player for the Philadelphia Flyers.

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==Overview==
Clarke played in hockey leagues since the age of
eight. He was a Diabetes mellitus|diabetic patient
since a young age. Clarke did not want the Flyers
organization to know he had diabetes, for fear
that he would not be signed by the team. His diet
antics would later become famous: He would drink
two cans of soda and take three spoons of sugar
before a game, add two bottles of orange juice
during intermissions and pack chocolate bars and
glucose gum hidden in his uniform's pockets, to
prevent his sugar from going down from all the
physical activity during the 60 minute games.

Clarke played for fifteen seasons in the NHL, from
1969 to 1984. He scored 358 goals and had 852
assists, all for the Flyers. 

Clarke worked as an assistant coach for the
Flyers, from 1979 to 1982. He is now the president
and general manager of the Flyers, and won the
Flyers organisation's historic 2004-05 season
where both teams in the Flyers' farm system, the
Trenton Titans and Philadelphia Phantoms, won
their respective championships.

In 1974 and 1975, he helped the team win
back-to-back Stanley Cup|Stanley Cups.

==Awards==
* Won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (1972)
* Won the Hart Memorial Trophy (1973, 1975, 1976)
* Won the Lester B. Pearson trophy (1973)
* Won the Frank J. Selke trophy (1983)
* Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. 
* In 1981 he was made an Officer of the Order of
Canada.

Clarke's best friend is Alan Eagleson, one time
player agent and former president of the NHLPA who
was convicted of fraud and stealing from former
clients and also of collaborating with certain
National Hockey League|NHL franchise owners
against his own clients. 

==See also==
* List of retired NHL players
* List of NHL statistical leaders
* List of NHL seasons

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