All About Jerry Glanville: Net Worth, Age, Wedding, Parents



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Jerry Glanville (born October 14, 1941) is an American former football player and coach, television analyst, and radio personality. He served as the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons from 1990 to 1993 and the Houston Oilers from 1994 to 1996. Glanville also coached at the college level, serving as defensive coordinator for the University of Hawaii in 1987 and head coach at Portland State University from 1991 to 1992. He was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.

Early Life

Glanville was born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 14, 1941. His father, Jerry Sr., was a semi-professional football player and his mother, Ruth, was a homemaker. He has two older sisters, Judy and Jan. Glanville’s father died of a heart attack when Jerry was 12 years old. His mother remarried when he was 15, and his stepfather, Bob Reifsnyder, was an abusive man who would often beat Jerry and his sisters. Reifsnyder died of cancer when Jerry was 18 years old.

Glanville played football at Detroit Catholic Central High School. He then attended Northern Michigan University on a football scholarship. He played linebacker and offensive guard for the Wildcats from 1960 to 1963. He was named a Little All-American in 1963.

Career

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After college, Glanville was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 1964 NFL Draft. He played one season for the Lions before being traded to the Baltimore Colts in 1965. He played two seasons for the Colts before being released in 1967. He then spent one season with the Chicago Bears before retiring from playing in 1968.

Glanville began his coaching career as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Northern Michigan University, in 1969. He then served as an assistant coach at the University of Detroit from 1970 to 1972. He then moved to the professional ranks, serving as an assistant coach with the Detroit Wheels of the World Football League in 1974 and the Detroit Lions from 1975 to 1977.

In 1978, Glanville was hired as the head coach of the Nashville Sounds of the American Association. He then returned to the NFL as the defensive coordinator of the Houston Oilers from 1979 to 1980. He then served as the head coach of the USFL’s Memphis Showboats in 1984 and 1985.

In 1986, Glanville was hired as the defensive coordinator of the University of Hawaii. He then returned to the NFL as the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons from 1990 to 1993. He then served as the head coach of the Houston Oilers from 1994 to 1996. He was then hired as a television analyst for Fox NFL Sunday in 1997. He has also worked as a radio personality, hosting a show on Sirius XM NFL Radio from 2009 to 2013.

Glanville is a member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Detroit Catholic Central High School Hall of Fame in 2009.

Personal Life

Glanville is divorced and has three children: Jerry Jr., Jennifer, and Jodi.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia