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{{Short description|American football player (born 1958)}}
{{For|the basketball player|Sam Clancy Jr.}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          = Sam Clancy
| number        = 84, 77, 90, 91, 76
| position      = [[Defensive end (American football)|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 High School|Brashear]] <br> (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
| college       = [[Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball|Pittsburgh]]<!-- did not play college football -->
| draftyear     = 1982
| draftround    = 11
| draftpick     = 284
| pastteams     =
* [[Seattle Seahawks]] ({{NFL Year|1982|1983}})
* [[Pittsburgh Maulers (1984)|Pittsburgh Maulers]] ({{USFL Year|1984}})
* [[Memphis Showboats]] ({{USFL Year|1985}})
* [[Cleveland Browns]] ({{NFL Year|1985|1988}})
* [[Indianapolis Colts]] ({{NFL Year|1989|1993}})
| statlabel1    = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue1    = 30.0
| statlabel2    = [[Fumble]] recoveries
| statvalue2    = 7 
| pfr           = ClanSa20
}}

{{MedalTableTop|name=no|medals=
{{MedalSport|Men's [[basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[1979 Pan American Games|1979 San Juan]] | [[Basketball at the 1979 Pan American Games|Team competition]]}}
}}

'''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 (1984)|Pittsburgh Maulers]] and the [[Memphis Showboats]] of the [[United States Football League]] (USFL).

Prior to his professional [[Football (American)|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;<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>1982–83 CBA Official Guide, page 76</ref>  He did not play football in college.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

He has been an [[assistant coach]] for the [[Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe)|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.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060111081427/http://www.nfl.com/teams/coaching/OAK Raiders bio]

{{United States Men Basketball Squad 1979 Pan American Games}}
{{Seahawks1982DraftPicks}}

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[[Category:Cleveland Browns players]]
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[[Category:Phoenix Suns draft picks]]
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