Clarence Darrow Hooper (January 30, 1932 – August 19, 2018) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.

Hooper was born in Fort Worth, Texas,[2] where in 1949 he graduated from North Side High School.

He went on to attend Texas A&M University and won the NCAA shot put title in 1951.

He competed for the United States in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the shot put.

[4][5] Both athletes left Jim Fuchs, the World Record holder at the time, relegated to third place with a 17.36m.