Clancy Barone
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Tight Ends
5th NFL Season, 2nd with Chargers
Clancy Barone had a very good first season as the Chargers’ tight ends coach in 2007. His star pupil, Antonio Gates, was the team’s leading receiver and earned another Pro Bowl nod. Gates’ nine touchdown catches not only led the Chargers, but were the second-most among all NFL tight ends, while his 75 catches and 984 yards ranked fourth.
Barone arrived in San Diego from Atlanta where he was the tight ends coach from 2005-06 and the assistant offensive line coach in 2004. In Atlanta, Barone tutored another Pro Bowl tight end, Alge Crumpler, who was the Falcons’ leading receiver both seasons working with Barone. In those two seasons, Crumpler combined to catch 121 passes for 1,657 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Barone has 22 years of coaching experience, including 17 at the collegiate level. During his college coaching career, 27 offensive lineman who played for him signed NFL contracts. Barone coached five Outland Award semifinalists and three Rimington Award semifinalists.
With Barone serving as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Texas State University in 2003, the Bobcats ranked seventh in the nation in total offense and set 11 school offensive records.
Barone spent three years (2000-02) as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at the University of Houston and in 2002 he was named Offensive Line Coach of the Year by the National Offensive Line Coaches Association (NOLCA). The Cougars ranked fifth in the nation in rushing that year and set 17 offensive school records.
Barone was born in San Andreas, California and attended Red Bluff (Calif.) High School, where he was a four-sport star. He went on to play offensive line at the University of Nevada and Sacramento State. Clancy and his wife, Rosie, have three children: Gianna, Stefano and Isabella.
