Sam Claphan

{{Short description|American football player (1956–2001)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Sam Claphan

| position = Tackle
Guard

| number = 77

| birth_date = {{birth date|1956|10|10}}

| birth_place = Tahlequah, Oklahoma, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|11|26|1956|10|10}}

| death_place = Siloam Springs, Arkansas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 285

| high_school = Stilwell (OK)

| college = Oklahoma

| draftyear = 1979

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 47

| pastteams =

• San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1980|1987}})

| highlights =

• 2× National champion (1974, 1975)
• Second-team All-Big Eight (1978)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 87

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 46

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = ClapSa20

}}

Samuel Jack Claphan (October 10, 1956 – November 26, 2001) was an American professional football player who was an offensive lineman for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). Claphan attended high school at Stilwell High School in Stilwell, Oklahoma, where he earned his way to All-American status in 1974.[http://www.stilwellindians.org/footballindex.html Stilwell Indians Football History]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He was recruited by head coach Barry Switzer to play at the University of Oklahoma. Claphan died of a heart attack on November 26, 2001.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120911092635/http://www.stilwellsports.com/samclaphan.html Sam Claphan Remembered]}}