Howard Glenn
| Howard Glenn | |
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| Position(s): offensive guard |
Jersey #(s): 66 |
| Born: September 26, 1934 Vancouver, Washington, USA | |
| Died: October 9, 1960 (aged 26) Houston, Texas, USA | |
| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1960–1960 | |
| College: Linfield College | |
| Professional Teams | |
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| Career Stats | |
| Seasons | 1 |
| Games | 4 |
| Games Started | 0 |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
| Career Highlights and Awards | |
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Howard Earl Glenn (September 26, 1934 – October 9, 1960) was an American gridiron football player. He played collegiately at Linfield College and professionally with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL)[1] and in the American Football League (AFL). He was the only AFL player to die from injuries sustained in a regular season football game.[2]
Glenn was born in Vancouver, Washington and played high school football in Louisville, Kentucky.[3][4] At Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, he played tight end and in 1956 caught a 75-yard touchdown pass. He was named to the all-Northwest Conference team in 1957.[5][6]
In 1960, the AFL's inaugural season, Glenn joined the AFL New York Titans as an offensive guard.[7] Glenn sustained a broken neck in the first half during a game[8] vs. the Houston Oilers on October 9, 1960 at Jeppesen Stadium and died later that day.[9]
References
- ↑ Toronto Star, Tuesday October 11, 1960, p. 21.
- ↑ "AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (AFL) 1960 - 1969, Remember the Players of the AFL". Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ↑ "Howard Glenn". Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ↑ "Vancouver Football History". Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ↑ "Newsregister.com: The Streak 1956 to 1975". Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ↑ "Northwest Conference Football History". Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ↑ "Howard Glenn". Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ↑ "New York Jets Howard Glenn". Archived from the original on 2008-02-03. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ↑ Football's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of the Great Game's Outrageous. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
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