Prior to working at Hawaii, Clapp was the athletic director at Saint Mary's College of California.

[3] His first task as interim AD was to find a new football coach after June Jones left to accept the head coaching position at SMU and was part of the selection committee that hired Greg McMackin.

[4] Clapp also played a crucial role in securing a partnership between Hawaii and sports apparel brand Under Armour.

[5] Clapp was rumored to be a candidate for the open athletics director at his alma mater UC Santa Barbara after the retirement of Gary Cunningham.

[6] He applied for the open athletic director position at the University of Montana in 2012 and was one of four finalists, but the job ultimately went to Kent Haslam.