Bill Glassford
American football player and coach (1914–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James William Glassford (March 8, 1914 – September 19, 2016) was an American football player and coach, who served as head coach for the New Hampshire Wildcats and Nebraska Cornhuskers.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1914-03-08)March 8, 1914 Lancaster, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | September 19, 2016(2016-09-19) (aged 102) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh (1936) |
Playing career | |
1934–1936 | Pittsburgh |
1937 | Cincinnati Bengals (AFL II) |
Position(s) | Fullback, guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1938[1]–1939 | Manhattan (assistant) |
1940–1941 | Carnegie Tech (assistant) |
1942 | Yale (line) |
1945 | Miami NAS |
1946–1948 | New Hampshire |
1949–1955 | Nebraska |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 51–42–4 |
Bowls | 0–2 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 New England Conference (1946) 2 Yankee Conference (1947–1948) | |
Awards | |
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