Glenn Dobbs
Glenn Dobbs (July 12, 1920 – November 12, 2002) was a professional American football player in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). A skilled running back, quarterback, and punter, Dobbs was named the AAFC's MVP in 1946. After sitting out the 1950 season with a knee injury, Dobbs was persuaded to come out of retirement to play with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU), forerunner of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In 1951 Dobbs was named the Most Valuable Player of the WIFU. Dobbs played college football at the University of Tulsa, where he was later head football coach from 1961 to 1968 and athletic director from 1955 to 1970. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1980.
Biography
Early years
Dobbs was born July 12, 1920 in McKinney, Texas. He was a successful running back and punter in high school, earning all-state honors while playing for his school in Frederick, Oklahoma.
Collegiate career
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Reap What You Sew
by: Colin BassI was searching for someone
A restless movement carried me on
I was taking my time on the way to be who I am
When I looked down inside of me
I only saw what I wanted to see
It must have been somebody else who was to blame
I was standing by the waterside
Watching my dreams go by
Where did they go`I don't know
Walking the road to the union bridge
I couldn't feel the benefit
Oh no, I couldn't feel the benefit
As you were talking the room started spinning around
As you were talking the walls came tumbling down
And all at once it was easy to see
It's the truth that will set you free
Now I'm taking the time to get back to where I should be
I was standing by the waterside
Watching my dreams go by
But now I know