Sam Clancy

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Sam Clancy

| number = 84, 77, 90, 91, 76

| position = Defensive end

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|5|29}}

| birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 288

| high_school = Brashear
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

| college = Pittsburgh

| draftyear = 1982

| draftround = 11

| draftpick = 284

| pastteams =

Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1982|1983}})
Pittsburgh Maulers ({{USFL Year|1984}})
Memphis Showboats ({{USFL Year|1985}})
Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1985|1988}})
Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1989|1993}})

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 30.0

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 7

| pfr = ClanSa20

}}

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{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}

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Sam Clancy (born May 29, 1958) is a former defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns, and Indianapolis Colts. He also played for the Pittsburgh Maulers and the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League (USFL).

Prior to his professional football career, he was a standout college basketball player for the University of Pittsburgh and member of the Gold Medal-winning 1979 U.S. Pan American Games Men's Basketball team;{{Cite web|url=https://www.usab.com/history/pan-am-mens/eighth-pan-american-games-1979.aspx#:~:text=The%201979%20Pan%20American%20team,averaging%20100.8%20points%20a%20game.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506100536/http://www.usab.com/history/pan-am-mens/eighth-pan-american-games-1979.aspx#:~:text=The%201979%20Pan%20American%20team,averaging%20100.8%20points%20a%20game.|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 6, 2015|title = Eighth Pan American Games – 1979}} he played a season in the Continental Basketball Association for the Billings Volcanos in 1981–82, averaging 11.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.1982–83 CBA Official Guide, page 76 He did not play football in college.{{cite news |last=Mihoces |first=Gary |title=NFL seeks best players on the court or mat |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/2005draft/2005-04-20-no-college-experience_x.htm |access-date=October 28, 2013 |newspaper=USA Today |date=April 20, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029210147/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/2005draft/2005-04-20-no-college-experience_x.htm |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=live }}

He has been an assistant coach for the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe, as well as the New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders.

Family

He has 3 sons, Sam Clancy Jr., who is a professional basketball player, Samario Clancy, who was a collegiate basketball player and works in basketball analytics at the professional level, Samarcus Hollinsworth, a daughter, Samantha Clancy, and stepson, Evann Farren.