Bill Glassford
Cincinnati Bengals (AFL II) | |
| Position(s) | 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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James William Glassford (March 8, 1914 – September 19, 2016) was an
Biography
Glassford was born in
From 1946 to 1948, Glassford was head football coach at the University of New Hampshire, where he compiled a 19–5–1 record, including an 8–1 record in 1947 for the Wildcats. From 1949 to 1955, he was head coach for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he compiled a 31–35–3 record. His three winning seasons there (1950, 1952, and 1954) were the only winning seasons the program had between 1941 and 1961. In 1955, he led the Cornhuskers to their first-ever Orange Bowl, where they lost to Duke, 34–7. Glassford coached three All-Americans in Tom Novak (1949), Bobby Reynolds (1950), and Jerry Minnick (1952).
Glassford retired from coaching after the 1955 season and went into private business in Arizona. He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2002,[3] and turned 100 in 2014.[6] Glassford died in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the age of 102, and was at that time the oldest still-living former pro player, and one of only seven total to have lived a century.[7]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miami Naval Air Station (Independent) (1945)
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| 1945 | Miami MAS | 1–2 | |||||||
| Miami MAS: | 1–2 | ||||||||
| New Hampshire Wildcats (New England Conference) (1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | New Hampshire | 6–1–1 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| New Hampshire Wildcats (Yankee Conference) (1947–1948) | |||||||||
| 1947 | New Hampshire | 8–1 | 4–0 | 1st | L Glass[8][9]† | ||||
| 1948 | New Hampshire | 5–3 | 3–1 | 1st | |||||
| New Hampshire: | 19–5–1 | 10–1–1 | |||||||
| Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Seven Conference) (1949–1955) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Nebraska | 4–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1950 | Nebraska | 6–2–1 | 4–2 | 2nd | T–20 | 17 | |||
| 1951 | Nebraska | 2–8 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1952 | Nebraska | 5–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1953 | Nebraska | 3–6–1 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1954 | Nebraska | 6–5 | 4–2 | 2nd | L Orange | ||||
| 1955 | Nebraska | 5–5 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Nebraska: | 31–35–3 | 23–18–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 51–42–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Source:[10]
† While listed in NCAA records, the Glass Bowl is not considered an NCAA-sanctioned bowl game.
References
- ^ "Bill Glassford To Coach At Manhattan". Chillicothe Gazette. Chillicothe, Ohio. AP. February 15, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved November 25, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "/Ccpa/".
- ^ a b "Bill Glassford". huskers.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "Bill Glassford, 102, Dies; America?s Oldest Living Pro".
- ^ "Pitt's Oldest Known Living Football Letterman Turns 100 | Bleacher Report". bleacherreport.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22.
- ^ "McKewon: Now 101, former Husker football coach Bill Glassford still keeps up with Nebraska".
- ^ "Wildcats' Win Streak Broken In 20–14 Duel". The Capital. Annapolis, Maryland. AP. December 7, 1947. Retrieved November 25, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toledo Passes Shatter New Hampshire in Glass Bowl, 20–14". Detroit Free Press. UP. December 7, 1947. Retrieved November 25, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "J. William "Bill" Glassford Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2010 – via Wayback Machine.