He lined out with club side St. Catherine's, divisional team Imokilly, and at the inter-county level with Cork.
Clancy first played hurling as a schoolboy at St. Colman's College in Fermoy, lining out in various competitions including the Harty Cup.
[1] He later lined out with Mary Immaculate College in Limerick, while simultaneously beginning adult club hurling with St.
[6] Clancy later joined the junior team and won a Munster JHC medal in 1992 before lining out in the subsequent All-Ireland final defeat by Wexford.
He joined the staff of St Kevin's National School in Littleton, County Tipperary in 1990, eventually becoming principal before his retirement in 2020.