Kevin Clancy spent 45 seasons building football programs, shaping players and piling up victories. After 36 years at Strath Haven, the winningest coach in Delaware County history is calling it a career.
Clancy announced his retirement Monday as head coach of the Panthers, ending a remarkable run that began at Archbishop Carroll in 1982 and continued at Strath Haven from 1991 through this season.
He leaves with 394 career victories, including 317 at Strath Haven, and ranks fifth in Pennsylvania history in coaching wins and tops among coaches from the Philadelphia area.
Strath Haven announced the decision in a public letter on its website.
His impact at Strath Haven goes well beyond the numbers. Under Clancy, the Panthers won 14 Central Athletic League championships, 13 PIAA District 1 titles and two state championships. Five of his former players reached the NFL, while dozens more earned college scholarships. Several Strath Haven graduates also went on to attend the nation’s military service academies.
