Tom Clancy (Canadian football)

Tom Clancy

Clancy pictured as the Ottawa Rough Riders head coach in the 1900s
Nickname(s)	King Clancy
Born:	(1872-12-02)December 2, 1872 Ireland
Died:	September 28, 1938(1938-09-28) (aged 65)
Career information
Position(s)	Coach, Center
College	St. Laurent College, Ottawa College
Career history
As administrator
1904	Canadian Rugby Union Vice President
late 1920s–early 1930s	Ottawa Rough Riders Team President
As coach
1890s–1903, 1918	Ottawa
1904–1911, 1913, 1919 (Asst.), 1921–1922	Ottawa Rough Riders
As player
1894–1899, 1903	Ottawa
Career highlights and awards
4x Dominion Championship winner (1894, 1896, 1897, 1901)

Thomas Francis "King" Clancy (December 2, 1872 – September 28, 1938) was a Canadian football player and coach.^[1] He was originally a baseball player before becoming a football player in 1894. He was the coach of the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1904 to 1911, 1913, and 1921 to 1922 (and an assistant in 1919). Clancy was known as "The original King", since his son, Frank Clancy was known as King Clancy.