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After his playing and coaching career, he was an executive. He was the team president of the Rough Riders in the late 1920s and early 1930s and also was the president of the "Big Four". Clancy enjoyed going to his son's hockey games after he retired. He died on
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Clancy returned to the Rough Riders in 1919, after being persuaded by the manager. He was only an assistant though. In 1921 he returned to being head coach, and stayed until 1922, when he retired. He would later visit the players and give them "pep" talks at practice.
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to be their head coach. He remained there until 1912, when he retired. Only to return in 1913, retire again, and make returns in 1921 and 22 (Clancy also was an assistant in 1919).
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from 1904 to 1911, 1913, and 1921 to 1922 (and an assistant in 1919). Clancy was known as "The original King", since his son,
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In 1918, he made a return to football by being a coach for the
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226:Thomas Francis "King" Clancy
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741:Marcel Bellefeuille
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709:Denis Piché
701:Andy McEvoy
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575:(1904–1906)
389:The Gazette
86:Position(s)
44:King Clancy
41:Nickname(s)
18:King Clancy
1141:Categories
1063:Joe Paopao
1057:John Payne
1015:Fred Glick
991:Jack Gotta
973:Clem Crowe
907:Joe Miller
883:Tom Clancy
853:Tom Clancy
843:Doc Galvin
837:Tom Clancy
685:Larry Ring
597:Tom Clancy
565:Tom Clancy
335:References
326:Later life
244:Early life
55:1872-12-02
24:Tom Clancy
1045:Adam Rita
1021:Bob Weber
961:Sammy Fox
677:Jim Daley
669:Jim Clark
653:Cam Innes
331:illness.
173:As player
1126:July 11,
1087:Bob Dyce
1071:# (2006)
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743:(2020– )
661:Joe Moss
148:As coach
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621:Unknown
605:Unknown
589:Unknown
573:Unknown
559:(1890s)
250:Ireland
99:College
90:Coach,
62:Ireland
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