Jack Clancy Jack David Clancy ( born June 18 , 1944 ) is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Miami Dolphins in 1967 and 1969 and for the Green Bay Packers in 1970 . He also played in college for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1963 to 1966 . At Michigan , Clancy started as a quarterback , switched to halfback , returned punts and kickoffs , and became a star as an end . In two seasons as an end ( 1965 – 1966 ) , Clancy rewrote the Michigan receiving record book . At the time of his graduation , he held the school records for most receptions and receiving yard s in a career , season and game . His 1966 total of 197 receiving yards against Oregon State remained Michigan ' s single - game receiving record until November 6 , 2010 . He was named an All - American and also set the Big Ten Conference record for most receptions in a single season of conference play . Though most of his records have since been broken , Clancy continues to rank among the leading receivers in Michigan history . Clancy was drafted by the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League ( AFL ) . In 1967 , quarterback Bob Griese and Clancy were both rookies for the Dolphins . Clancy caught 67 passes that year , setting an AFL rookie record . He was third in the AFL in receptions in 1967 and eighth in receiving yards . He was named to the 1967 AFL All - star game . After a sensational rookie season , Clancy suffered a serious knee injury in a 1968 exhibition game and missed the entire season . While making a comeback in 1969 , Clancy suffered an injury to his other knee . Traded to the Green Bay Packers in 1970 , Clancy was unable to return to his prior form after the knee injuries . He made only 16 receptions in 14 games and was released by the Packers before the start of the 1971 season . College . A native of Humboldt , Iowa , Clancy ' s family moved to the Green Bay , Wisconsin area , where Clancy attended elementary school . His family next moved to Garden City , Michigan , where Clancy attended Garden City schools , then the family moved to Detroit where he graduated in 1962 from St . Mary of Redford High School in Detroit , Michigan . Clancy then enrolled at the University of Michigan . As a freshman in 1962 , Clancy was on the roster as a quarterback but did not play . 1963 season . In 1963 , Clancy appeared in nine games as a halfback and also returned punts and kickoffs . He generated 520 yards of total offense : 228 yards on kickoff return s , 109 yards rushing , 105 yards on punt return s , and 78 yard receiving . Against Minnesota in 1963 , he fumbled a punt at Michigan ' s 35 - yard line ; the ball rolled toward the Michigan goal line and was recovered by Michigan at its own 16 - yard line . Michigan punted from deep in its own territory on second down , and Minnesota cashed in on the field position with the game ' s only touchdown in a 6 – 0 Minnesota victory . 1964 season . Clancy was named the starting halfback before the start of the 1964 season . However , he suffered a back injury in September 1964 and spent more than two weeks in the University Hospital before being released on September 17 , 1964 . As a result of the injury , Clancy missed Michigan ' s Big Ten championship season in 1964 , as Jim Detwiler took over his halfback spot . Clancy was given an extra year of eligibility for missing the 1964 season . Quarterback Dick Vidmer also missed the 1964 season with a broken leg ; Vidmer and Clancy would return from their injuries as a powerful passing and receiving combination in 1966 . 1965 season . In 1965 , Clancy switched to end and became the first Michigan Wolverine with 50 receptions in a season , and set Michigan single - season records with 52 receptions and 762 yards . In his first game at the end position , Clancy made what was described as " a circus catch " in the endzone on a pass from quarterback Dick Vidmer . Clancy set the Big Ten receiving record in against Wisconsin , catching a 52 - yard touchdown pass from quarterback Wally Gabler on Michigan ' s first offensive play . At the time , the Associated Press reported : " What makes Clancy ' s record so much more impressive is the fact that he came to Michigan as a quarterback , switched to halfback and won a spot there two years ago and then turned to end this season . And with Michigan ' s reputation for always having talented ends — Benny Oosterbaan , Lowell Perry , Ron Kramer and John Henderson among them — Clancy ' s feat takes on even more brilliance . " At the end of the season , Clancy ' s teammates chose him as captain for the 1966 season . He was also named a second - team All - Big Ten player by the United Press International ( UPI ) . 1966 season . Before the 1966 season , Clancy spent the summer in Ann Arbor , Michigan practicing with Michigan ' s quarterback Dick Vidmer , cornerback Mike Bass and safety Rick Volk . Clancy and Vidmer worked as a unit through the summer , trying to outmaneuver Bass and Volk . Clancy noted , " If I could catch three or four passes against those guys I ' d be doing good . " The summer sessions paid off , as both Clancy and Volk were named All - Americans in 1966 . Michigan opened the season with a 41 – 0 win over Oregon State . In that game , Vidmer threw 10 passes to Clancy for 197 yards . Vidmer ' s first completion to Clancy went for 49 yards and set up Michigan ' s first touchdown . After the game , the UPI wrote that Clancy and Vidmer were " almost too good for each other . " Clancy also led the attack in a 49 – 0 win over Minnesota on October 22 , 1966 , catching 10 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns , including a 56 - yard touchdown pass . In 1966 , Clancy had three games in which he caught at least 10 catches and broke his own school records with 76 receptions for 1 , 079 yards . His 50 receptions and 698 yards in conference play were also new Big Ten Conference records . He was named an All - American in 1966 and also received the team ' s Most Valuable Player award . Records . After the 1966 season , Clancy held most major school receiving records at Michigan , as well as many Big Ten Conference records . His accomplishments included : Michigan single - game reception yardage . " Note : the database used here includes statistics since 1949 . " Professional career . Miami Dolphins . Clancy was drafted in the third round of the 1966 AFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins and the ninth pick of the fifth round of the 1966 NFL Draft ( 73rd overall ) by the St . Louis Cardinals . However , he opted to redshirt for an extra season at Michigan where he played the 1966 NCAA Division I - A football season . He joined the Dolphins for the 1967 AFL season . In 1967 , the Dolphins ' rookie quarterback Bob Griese combined with rookie receiver Clancy for 67 receptions — an American Football League rookie record for pass receptions . That year , Clancy led the Dolphins in receiving yardage and receptions , and finished eighth in the AFL in reception yards and third in receptions . He compiled three 100 - yard receiving games , and he was named to the AFL All - Star Game . In their second season together , Griese and Clancy were roommates in the pre - season and appeared ready to have a big year . The young " Griese - Clancy combine " was expected to be " a major drawing card " for the young AFL franchise in 1968 . In the first three pre - season games in 1968 , they connected for 19 receptions and 284 yards . However , Clancy suffered a ruptured ligament in his left knee shortly after catching a pass against the Baltimore Colts in the final pre - season game on August 31 , 1968 . Clancy underwent surgery and missed the 1968 season . Clancy watched the Dolphins from the sidelines with his leg in a cast , as Karl Noonan took over at split end and led the AFL in touchdown catches in 1968 . In April 1969 , Clancy got married and went on a honeymoon trip around the world , swimming , surfing and " getting some sun . " He said , however , marriage had not reduced his desire to play football . " Just the opposite , " he said . " I ' m more hungry than ever . I want to make that money . " After a season on crutch es , the UPI reported : " The former rookie wonder wants to get back under quarterback Bob Griese ' s passes , to reclaim his billing as the Miami Dolphins ' top receiver . Despite a scar on his knee , Clancy was dashing , cutting and jumping for passes during summer workouts . However , even Clancy acknowledged the injury had slowed him down : " I ' m still a couple of steps slower than before the operation . But I ' m optimistic . It doesn ' t pain me . I figure I have a month to work the way I want to , I ' ll be all right . " Clancy ' s comeback appeared to be on track in early November , as he was a close second among Miami receivers with 21 catches for 289 yards . However , the comeback was cut short on November 2 , 1969 , when he suffered torn ligaments , this time to his right knee in a loss to the New York Jets . Clancy missed the final six games of the 1969 season due to the injury . Green Bay Packers . In May 1970 , Clancy was traded by the Dolphins to the Green Bay Packers for tight end Marv Fleming . Clancy had begun a business selling real estate in Miami during the offseason , but he also had ties to Green Bay . He had attended St . Matthew ' s Grade School there in the 1950s . Clancy expressed mixed emotions about the trade : " I don ' t like to leave Miami . You hate to have to pick up and move and I definitely plan to come back ( to Miami ) in the offseason . But most of my dad ' s family are still up in Green Bay . He ' s always wanted me to play for the Packers . " Clancy was greeted as the first Green Bay native to play for the Packers since Wayland Becker in 1938 . Wisconsin columnist Lee Remmel said Clancy " surveys the football scene with a pair of cool , calculating blue eyes and a computer - type mind . " In an August 1970 exhibition game against the New York Giants , Clancy caught four passes for 110 yards . Packers coach Phil Bengtson said after the game , " He has a knack of knowing where the ball will be . Clancy doesn ' t have great speed , but he has the ability to recognize defenses and take advantage of them . " While Clancy played in all 14 games for the Packers in 1970 , he caught only 16 passes , leading one Green Bay writer to conclude that Clancy ' s " anemic production " resulted in double - teaming of flanker Carroll Dale and an unbalanced passing offense . Clancy finished fifth in receptions on the 1970 Packers , behind Dale , tight end John Hilton , running back Donny Anderson , and even fullback Jim Grabowski . Clancy tried out for the Packers again in 1971 , but he was cut in August before the season started . While attempting to make a comeback with the Dolphins in July 1972 , Clancy suffered another injury , this time to his back , resulting in Clancy being placed in traction for ten days in a Miami hospital . In all , Clancy played in 36 games for the Dolphins and Packers , compiling professional career totals of 104 receptions for 1 , 301 yards . Rick Norton was Clancy ' s teammate both in Miami and Green Bay . Career statistics . Professional . 100 - yard games . " Note : all games were road losses . "