Howard Glenn

Infobox AFLretired


position=offensive guard
number=66
birthdate=birth date|1934|09|26
Vancouver, Washington, USA
deathdate=death date and age|1960|10|09|1934|09|26|
Houston, Texas, USA
debutyear=1960
finalyear=1960
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college=Linfield College
teams=
* New York Titans (1960)
stat1label=Seasons
stat1value=1
stat2label=Games
stat2value=4
stat3label=Games Started
stat3value=0
nfl=GLE138430
highlights=
*, convert|225|lb|kg|abbr=on
* The only player to die of injuries sustained in an AFL regular season game
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Howard Earl Glenn (September 26, 1934 - October 9, 1960) was an American football player in the American Football League (AFL), the only AFL player to die from injuries sustained in a regular season football game. [cite web|url=http://www.remembertheafl.com/AFLDecedents.htm|title=AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (AFL) 1960 - 1969, Remember the Players of the AFL|accessdate=2008-03-26]

Glenn was born in Vancouver, Washington and played high school football in Louisville, Kentucky. [cite web|url=http://www.armchairgm.com/Howard_Glenn|title=Howard Glenn|accessdate=2008-03-28] [cite web|url=http://www.communitywalk.com/location/vanfootball/born/1504328|title=Vancouver Football History|accessdate=2008-04-05] He played college football at Linfield College, where he was a tight end. In 1956, he caught a 75-yard touchdown pass and was named to the all-Northwest Conference team in 1957. [cite web|url=http://204.200.26.244/news/story.cfm?story_no=199705|title=Newsregister.com: The Streak 1956 to 1975|accessdate=2008-03-29] [cite web|url=http://www.nwcsports.com/sports/football/NWCFootballHistory.pdf|title=Northwest Conference Football History|accessdate=2008-03-29]

In 1960, the AFL's inaugural season, Glenn joined the AFL New York Titans as an offensive guard. [cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=114932 |title=Howard Glenn|accessdate=2008-03-26] Glenn sustained a broken neck in the first half during a game [cite web|url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/all_time/player/294-howard-glenn|title=New York Jets Howard Glenn|accessdate=2008-03-26] vs. the Houston Oilers on October 9, 1960 at Jeppesen Stadium and died later that day. [cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=A-d9qHrR4yAC&pg=RA1-PA258&lpg=RA1-PA258&dq=%22howard+glenn%22+afl&source=web&ots=XturTpsxGE&sig=bogaaOBnN8_4A8PW6-MfmgbhTzE&hl=en|title=Football's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of the Great Game's Outrageous|accessdate=2008-03-26]

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