GGOATRANK
🇺🇸
American Football · Fullback · United States

Clarke Hinkle

1932–1941 · Two-way star who retired as the NFL's leading rusher and won two titles.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
87.0
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 76.0
NFL titles
2
Career rushing yards
3,860
All-Pro selections
4
Career points
379
Seasons played
10

Category profile

Dominance
86
Peak
92
Longevity
80
Honours
88
Statistics
90

Career timeline · Touchdowns per season

SeasonTouchdowns per seasonShare of career
193250
193359
193468
193578
193687
193796
193882
193968
194054
194140

Data sources

  • Pro Football Hall of Fame
  • Pro Football Reference
  • NFL official records

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Clarke Hinkle ranks #140 in American Football

Clarke Hinkle ranks 140th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1990th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 88, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 340 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1932–1941 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1937, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nfl titles 2, career rushing yards 3860, all-pro selections 4, career points 379.

Immediately ahead sits Dante Lavelli on 87.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Henry Jordan on 87.1. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Clarke Hinkle GOAT Score explained

Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Hinkle stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1937. Scored 92/100.
Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
Honours88/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.

Clarke Hinkle — frequently asked

Is Clarke Hinkle the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Clarke Hinkle ranks 140th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.0, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
What is Clarke Hinkle's GOAT Score?
87.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Clarke Hinkle rank all time?
1990th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 140th within American Football.
Clarke Hinkle vs Dante Lavelli: who ranks higher?
Clarke Hinkle, on 87.0 against Dante Lavelli's 87.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.
Compare with Brady