Glenn Foley
| No. 4, 13 | |
| Quarterback | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: October 10, 1970 | |
| Place of birth: Woburn, Massachusetts | |
| Career information | |
| College: Boston College | |
| NFL Draft: 1994 / Round: 7 / Pick: 208 | |
| Debuted in 1994 for the New York Jets | |
| Last played in 1999 for the Seattle Seahawks | |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| TD-INT | 12-16 |
| Yards | 2,469 |
| QB Rating | 67.2 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Glenn Foley (born October 10, 1970 in Woburn, Massachusetts) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League with the New York Jets from 1994–1998 and the Seattle Seahawks in 1999, and the Arena Football League with the New Jersey Gladiators in 2002.[1]
He played high school football at Cherry Hill High School East in his hometown of Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey.[2]
Foley worked at Sports Radio 950 AM in Philadelphia from August 2006 [3] until March 2008 when WPEN joined ESPN Radio.[4]
His father, Ed, Sr. was a quarterback for Boston College from 1963-1965. His brother Ed, Jr. is the current recruiting coordinator for the Temple Owls and was the head coach of the Fordham Rams from 2004-2005. Another brother, Kevin, played for the University of Maryland and Boston University.[5]
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[edit] Boston College
Foley is remembered for engineering the upset of Notre Dame in 1993 to knock the team out of National Championship contention. He led the Eagles to a 31-13 victory in the 1993 Blockbuster Bowl. To finish the season, he received 180 votes for the Heisman Trophy, finshing in 5th place. .[6]
[edit] NFL career
[edit] New York Jets
Foley started his first game in the 1998 season with a blast. Playing the 49ers, Foley outdid future Hall of Fame QB Steve Young completing 30 of 58 for 416 yards and three touchdowns in the 30-36 loss.
[edit] Coaching career
[edit] New York Sharks
As of 2011 Foley was named the Director of Football Operations of the New York Sharks, a professional women's football team with the Woman's Football Alliance. The New York Sharks are the longest running and winningest team in women's football history with 3 conference titles (2002, 2003, 2004 IWFL East), 6 division titles (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 IWFL) and 1 championship title (2002 IWFL). He will be working with the quarterbacks and the offense.
[edit] Personal life
Foley suffered from depression after losing his starting job to Vinny Testaverde and being traded to the Seattle Seahawks.[7] He now is a camp director at Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania.[7] Foley resigned from his position as Head Football Coach at Valley Forge Military Academy in April, 2011.[8] He is currently working as quarterbacks coach for Football University (FBU).
[edit] References
- ^ Gladiators sign Glenn Foley, AFL Press Release. Accessed May 15, 2009.
- ^ Glenn Foley, database Football. Accessed December 11, 2007.
- ^ Greater Media, Inc. - Greater Media's Sports Talk 950 WPEN Signs former NFL Quarterback Glenn Foley to be On-Air in Philly
- ^ WPEN to carry ESPN radio shows | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/19/2008
- ^ Nakamura, David (September 21, 1994). "Terrapins Reward Foley With Start At Quarterback". The Washington Post.
- ^ Vega, Michael (24 October 2003). "Till the echoes ring again". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2003/10/24/till_the_echoes_ring_again/. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ a b Parziale, James (10 October 2009). "Former Jets quarterback Glenn Foley is back from the darkness". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/2009/10/10/2009-10-10_former_jets_quarterback_glenn_foley.html. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ http://articles.philly.com/2011-04-08/news/29397076_1_rasheen-tookes-football-coach-coach-for-personal-reasons
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| Preceded by Willie Hicks |
Boston College Eagles starting quarterbacks 1990-1993 |
Succeeded by Mark Hartsell |
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Massachusetts
- American football quarterbacks
- Boston College Eagles football players
- New York Jets players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- New Jersey Gladiators players
- People from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
- People from Camden County, New Jersey
- People from Woburn, Massachusetts
