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, Mississippi.[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 March 26, 2008.
- ^ "Howard Glenn". Retrieved March 28, 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Vancouver Football History". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2008.
- ^ "Newsregister.com: The Streak 1956 to 1975". Retrieved March 29, 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Northwest Conference Football History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2006. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
- ^ "Howard Glenn". Archived from the original on April 15, 2004. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
- ^ "New York Jets Howard Glenn". Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
- ^ Conner, Floyd (September 2000). Football's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of the Great Game's Outrageous. ISBN 9781574883091. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
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