William Glosson
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 18, 1937 |
| Died | October 9, 1996 (aged 59) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1956–1958 | Texas Southern |
| 1959 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1961–1967 | Texas Southern (assistant) |
| 1968–1969 | Mississippi Valley State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1970–1980 | Texas Southern (assistant AD) |
| 1980–1982 | Texas Southern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–15 |
William Henry "Rock" Glosson (January 18, 1937 – October 9, 1996) was an American gridiron football player, coach of football and golf, and college athletics administrator. He was the seventh head football coach at Mississippi Valley State College—now known as Mississippi Valley State University—in Itta Bena, Mississippi, serving for two seasons, from 1968 to 1969, and compiling a record of 2–15.[1] He was the athletic director at his alma mater, Texas Southern University, from 1980 to 1982.
A native of Philadelphia, Glosson played college football at Texas Southern, where he was a three-time all-Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) end, from 1956 to 1959. He played Canadian football professionally for one season, in 1959, with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was an assistant football coach at Texas Southern from 1961 to 1967. After his head coaching stint at Mississippi Valley State, Glosson returned to Texas Southern again in 1970 as assistant athletic director, assistant football coach, and head golf coach.[2]
Glosson was married to Rose Walker.[3][4]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (NCAA College Division independent) (1968) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Mississippi Valley State | 1–7 | |||||||
| Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1969) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Mississippi Valley State | 1–8 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
| Mississippi Valley State: | 2–15 | 1–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–15 | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Mississippi Valley State University coaching records". Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ^ "TSU All-American Goes Back To Coaching Post". The Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. August 29, 1970. p. 15. Retrieved May 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Ms. Homecoming Bio" (PDF). em.tsu.edu.
- ^ "Welcome to TSU Tiger Athletics Online".
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