Clancy hails from the Hill District and starred at Fifth Avenue High School in the area, leading the team to a state championship in 1976 in the final school year before the school shut down.

As a 6-foot-7 forward coming out of high school, Sam Clancy recalled hundreds of collegiate programs vying for his commitment. Ultimately, for Clancy, who won a state championship at Fifth Avenue ...

Clancy starred for the Pitt basketball team for four seasons from 1977-81, playing in 116 games, averaging 14.4 points, 11.6 rebounds, 1.8 steals, 1.5 blocks and 1.6 assists in 36.8 minutes per game.

Sam Clancy helped integrate a local high school, was an All-American basketball player at Pitt and then had a long career in the NFL but is not done yet. He just had his jersey retired at the ...

Clancy is a Pittsburgh native and grew up in the Hill District and starred at Fifth Avenue High School in the area, leading the team to a state championship in 1976 in the final school year before ...

PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) – Surprised during the Pitt-Cal football game as Pitt head coach Jeff Capel announced the program would retire his number, Sam Clancy said he’s been riding that wave ...

PITTSBURGH — Sam Clancy helped integrate a local high school, was an All-American basketball player at Pitt and then had a long career in the NFL but is not done yet.

PITTSBURGH -- There have been countless Pitt Panthers that have competed as student-athlets across the various programs over the past century or so, but few represent the school better than Sam ...