Howard Glenn
Date of birth | September 26, 1934 |
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Place of birth | Vancouver, Washington, USA |
Date of death | October 9, 1960 | (aged 26)
Place of death | Houston, Texas, USA |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Offensive guard |
Uniform number | 66 |
US college | Linfield College |
Career history | |
As player | |
1959 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
1960 | AFL New York Titans |
Career stats | |
Seasons | 1 |
Games | 4 |
Games Started | 0 |
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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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Vancouver Football History". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ "Newsregister.com: The Streak 1956 to 1975". Retrieved 2008-03-29.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Northwest Conference Football History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-06-23. 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.
- ^ Conner, Floyd (September 2000). Football's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of the Great Game's Outrageous. ISBN 9781574883091. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- 1934 births
- 1960 deaths
- American football offensive linemen
- Canadian football offensive linemen
- American players of Canadian football
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Linfield Wildcats football players
- New York Titans (AFL) players
- Sportspeople from Vancouver, Washington
- Players of American football from Kentucky
- Sports deaths in Texas
- Sportspeople from Louisville, Kentucky
- Louisville, Kentucky stubs