65 cuda 4speed

my clutch has stuck since i got the car , i could push it in and after i would have to grab it with my toes and get it to release from the floor then it would spring back up , could this be the cause , i always thought that it was the spring under the dash..... like i said im not a mechanic , i just know a little here and there basically what iv taught myself over the years and been taught from a few people