Scotty Glacken
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Born: | Washington, D.C., U.S. | July 28, 1944
Died: | December 27, 2006 Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 62)
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College: | Duke |
Position: | Quarterback |
AFL draft: | 1966 / round: 7 |
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Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Edward Scott Glacken (July 28, 1944[1] – December 27, 2006[2]) was an American football quarterback and coach. He played college football at Duke University. In 1963, Glacken threw for a school-record 12 touchdown passes. Glacken finished his Duke career with 3,170 yards and 24 touchdowns, helping the Blue Devils to a 15–13–2 record during his final three years as a player.
Glacken played two seasons with the Denver Broncos, leading them to a 1967 exhibition victory over the Detroit Lions, the first time an American Football League (AFL) club defeated a team from the rival National Football League (NFL).
Glacken would begin a two-decade long coaching career in 1970, taking the head coaching position at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., helping to return the Hoyas to NCAA intercollegiate competition after a number of years as a club team.
Glacken retired as Georgetown's coach in 1992, having compiled a 98–94–2 record.
See also
References
- ^ "Scotty Glacken". Pro Football Reference.
- ^ Holley, Joe (January 19, 2007). "Georgetown Football Coach Edward 'Scotty' Glacken". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
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- Duke Blue Devils football players
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