David Federer
DAVID@FEDERER.US
Saturday February 11, 2023 at
4:00 PM
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I ran track under Coach Clark in the mid 50's at HEHS. My favorite story about him came from a previous football opponent I met many years later. He said that he played opposite Clark in one game. The first snap by Marshall, Clark came across the line and knocked him on his kister. The play went to the opposite side. The second snap, he got brutally knocked on his kister again. The play went to the opposite side. He said he didn't know where the play went on subsequent plays, as his only concern was surviving, but he did remember that the last hit was as hard as the first. This guy probably had 6" and 59 lbs on Coach.
I told Coach about the fellow's remarks, and his comment was "I did like to hit".
R.I.P. Coach. There will never be another like him.
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MELISSa WEATHERSPOON
Wednesday March 7, 2018 at
1:45 PM
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RIP Mr. Clark. I pray all that you were and all that you taught us will be your legacy forever and ever. Never forgotten.
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Gloria & George Hanna
Thursday February 8, 2018 at
2:07 PM
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When I was going to Huntington East back in the sixties, Danny was my driver's ed instructor.
In the 70's he taught my mother, Betty Price to drive.
My husband and I had the pleasure of getting together with Danny through Sandy Stone. I even recall him giving me a recipe called English Toffee Crunch Cake (I think).
Your father, grandfather was a dignified and a true gentleman.
May his memory be eternal.
We are sorry for your loss.
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Ruth Ellen Adkins Flint
Saturday February 3, 2018 at
11:55 PM
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Steve, Brenda and family, I am so sorry to hear of Mr. Clark’s death. He was such a good person and always greeted me with a smile when I would return to B’ville to visit and come to church. Fond memories.
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Charles B Chapman
audaciter@att.net
Saturday February 3, 2018 at
11:52 AM
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HEHS '61. Danny changed me.
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Thomas Russell
trussell929@msn.com
Saturday February 3, 2018 at
10:31 AM
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Thank you Coach Clark for being tough and demanding with me at HEHS. Your standards were always high and never compromised. Your teachings have never left me. I sincerely thank you for that. You will always have my respect. A life well lived.....RIP. trussell929@msn.com
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Roy Johnson
Saturday February 3, 2018 at
2:50 AM
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Coach Clark was the man who taught me to drive. I also had the privilege of building and placing the cherry built in book shelves in his home while in Mr Stephenson's wood shop in 1967.
My condolences to the family .I often think of coach and will miss him !
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Melanie McCallister
Friday February 2, 2018 at
9:09 PM
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So very sorry for your loss, but glad that you spent a good life with him, Sending love to family!
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Rusty & Carla Westcott
Friday February 2, 2018 at
1:18 PM
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Brenda,Greg & Stephen. So so sorry to hear of your fathers passing. He was such a memorable influence on so many young lives, ours included. I'm sorry that we wont be able to attend the visitation or services but I have games to officiate at both times and knowing your dad, he'd tell me, "Son you go do that!" Our condolences to you all. may your father rest in peace.
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Brian Detrick
bldetrick@comcast.net
Friday February 2, 2018 at
11:08 AM
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Coach Clark had a major impact on me as an athlete, but even more as a man. After his track practices and the rigors of "special gym," basic training in the Army was a piece of cake!
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Patricia Kirk
Friday February 2, 2018 at
9:23 AM
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Rest In Peace Coach Clark, you were a wonderful Mentor to many people!
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Loberta Adkins Jude
dljude@bellsouth.net
Friday February 2, 2018 at
7:55 AM
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Brenda, I'm so sorry to hear of your father's passing. He was a wonderful man. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Love, Birdie
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Ron Oliver
Friday February 2, 2018 at
2:39 AM
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Danny was a fine man and educator. He was not only a mentor to students in the Cabell County School System but also the many teacher and administrators he worked with My deepest sympathy goes out to Danny's family during this difficult time.
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Robert D. (Bob) Barton
Thursday February 1, 2018 at
11:38 PM
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Prayers and condolences to the Clark family. I knew Coach (Danny) Clark as not only a coach at HEHS but also as a family friend. He was a wonderful person, loved by many and will be sorely missed but never forgotten.
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Dr. Martha Blackwood Evans
evansm5@ohio.edu
Thursday February 1, 2018 at
7:38 PM
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I loved to run into cousin Danny (I'm one of Winalee's twins) at the Central Office, in town or up at the farm while he was running his dogs because he always had a smile and funny story to tell. It is clear that he made the most of his 92 years. He had a way of making others feel important and that he cared about them. I was shocked to learn of his passing. He just seemed immortal, I guess.
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Robert
Thursday February 1, 2018 at
7:03 PM
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R.I.P. Mr. Clark, I only met Danny a few times as he was a good friend to my wife’s father Earl. The Fair, Firm and Friendly seemed to fit him! God Bless
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Larry Cartmill
Thursday February 1, 2018 at
5:45 PM
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Anyone who came in contact with Coach Clark will remember him as firm, fair and friendly. I had the privilege of being a student and colleague....you touched many lives Coach....
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Paula Burcham
Thursday February 1, 2018 at
2:22 PM
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Greg and Brenda.I am so sorry for your loss.Praying for you and your family.Paula Burcham
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Royce Lively
Thursday February 1, 2018 at
1:31 PM
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Love and prayers to all of you. God give you peace. Love Royce
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Sandee Horvath Sturgeon
Thursday February 1, 2018 at
1:04 PM
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I am sad to hear of the passing of "Coach Clark". I have many wonderful memories of him that I have treasured throughout my lifetime. I had Coach Clark for Drivers Ed when I turned 16 and he was an absolutely awesome teacher and man. Thoughts and prayers to his family...just know that Heaven gained a sweet man and an angel watching over all of us.
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Lurlene C Grimes
Thursday February 1, 2018 at
12:11 PM
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Danny was my high school friend and a best friend to my husband, Morton Grimes. I am devastated by your loss but know that you are in heaven now. I had known Danny since 8th grade. We just grew up together. I had so many good memories of him all of my life.
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Tim & Vanessa Hamilton
Thursday February 1, 2018 at
12:07 PM
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Rest peacefully now Mr. Clark. You were a wonderful principal and friend. Loved by many including my own children, Emily & Jack.
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Fred Adkins
Thursday February 1, 2018 at
9:59 AM
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A great coach and a better person. My coach at HEHS in the late 50s. The skills he taught allowed me to play college football and obtain a college education. My condolences to his family.
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Tim Cyrus
Thursday February 1, 2018 at
9:36 AM
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Sorry for your loss. He touched so many people in his life
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Lexa Jackson Carr
Thursday February 1, 2018 at
9:18 AM
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He was truly a "gentle giant". So, so sorry for your loss. He was always so kind but firm. He was my driver's education teacher in 1965 at HEHS and if you ran a stop sign he would pinch you on your right arm and then make you sign your name in very small print on the edge of that stop sign. We certainly will miss him at the 1963 class
reunions. He has left all of us with many happy memories. May he rest in peace.
Lexa & "Skip" Carr
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Jim Thurston
Thursday February 1, 2018 at
8:24 AM
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Like so many young men, I had the good fortune to be coached and taught very valuable life lessons by Coach Clark at HEHS years ago. I'll never forget it or him. My thoughts and prayers thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time.
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Tom Lovins
Thursday February 1, 2018 at
12:42 AM
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Coach Clark was a man who I held in the highest regard. He taught me so much and I respected him to the fullest. My deepest sympathies are extended to his family on their loss. A true American hero is gone but he will not be forgotten. He was a very good man.
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Philip B Holmes
Thursday February 1, 2018 at
12:29 AM
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I met Coach Clark in the fall of 1965 at HEHS. He was in charge of the 6th period gym class for all athletes. I ran hurdles & sprints on the track team he coached for 3 years. He worked us hard but was always fair and I have fond memories of him and those years. I lived in East Pea Ridge after College and bumped into him one day as he was walking along East Drive. We had a nice reunion that morning. Please accept my condolences on his passing.
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Kitty Johnson Robinson
mike.kitty@verizon.net
Wednesday January 31, 2018 at
8:02 PM
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Brenda & Steven...Mike and I are so sad about your dad’s death. He literally changed Mike’s life for the better when he was his track and cross country coach. I have many wonderful memories of him from when we were all growing up together. So many people will miss him. There will never be another “Ole Danny Clark”. Love, Kitty
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Dave Tolley
Wednesday January 31, 2018 at
11:02 AM
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He may be gone but he will never be forgotten.
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George Daniel “Danny” Clark, 92, of Huntington, WV, passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Barboursville First United Methodist Church, by Pastor Kerry Bart. Burial will be in Ridgelawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 at Wallace Funeral Home in Barboursville. There will also be visitation at the church one hour before services. Danny was born July 30, 1925 in Huntington, one of 12 children of the late George F. and Oddie Holland Clark. He graduated from Barboursville High School in 1944 and then enlisted in the Navy. After his tour of duty ended, he returned home and played football at Marshall College under Coach Cam Henderson. During that time, he played in the Tangerine Bowl in 1947 and was Co-Captain of the 1949 team. He has the distinction of teaching, coaching football, basketball, and track, or being an administrator in all four area high schools: Barboursville High School, Huntington East High School, Huntington High School, and Milton High School. Later in his career, he was Transportation Director and Director of Building & Grounds. He retired from the Cabell County School System in 1985 and later was elected and served as a member of the Cabell County Board of Education. He was extremely proud of being elected to the Marshall University Athletic Hall of Fame for football and recently to the Huntington Wall of Fame. Clark's hobbies include: fishing at Kelley's Island, OH, beekeeping, hunting, gardening, and raising beagles as hunting dogs. He has been a member of the Barboursville First United Methodist church for 60+years. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Lucy Tomblin Clark. He is survived by one sister, Norma Adkins of Huntington; one son Stephen (Leoda) Clark of Lexington KY, one daughter Brenda (Greg) Bunn of Huntington; four grandchildren, Brandon (Virginia) Bunn of Hurricane, WV, Whitney (Matt) Stead of Barboursville, Kristin (Tommy) Doan or Nicholasville, KY, and Danielle (Wes) Johnson of Mayfield, KY; eight great-grandchildren, Lucy, Lennon, and Dylan Stead, Riley and Caden Doan, and Drew, Eli, and Clay Johnson; and known as a "favorite uncle" to many nieces and nephews. He touched and influenced many lives throughout his 92 years. The motto he lived by and posted in his various offices was "Firm, Fair, and Friendly." In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Danny may be made to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 293, Barboursville, WV 25504. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/wallace. 
