"The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall.

The song is based on Hall's childhood neighbor and boyhood hero, Lonnie Easterling.

[1] It was released in July 1971 as the only single from the album, In Search of a Song.

"The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" was Hall's second number one on the country chart.

The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the country charts.