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Rich Glover
Date of birth: February 6, 1950 (1950-02-06) (age 59)
Place of birth: Bayonne, New Jersey
 United States
Career information
Position(s): Defensive tackle
College: Nebraska
NFL Draft: 1973 / Round: 3 / Pick: 69
Organizations
 As player:
1973
1974
1975
New York Giants
Shreveport Steamers - WFL
Philadelphia Eagles
Career highlights and awards
Awards: 1972 Outland Trophy
1972 Lombardi Award
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Richard Edward "Rich" Glover (born February 6, 1950, in Bayonne, New Jersey) is a former professional football player, a defensive tackle for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.

In 1972, while playing his senior season of college football for Nebraska, he won the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award; he is the second of eight Nebraska winners of the Outland Trophy and the first of four Nebraska winners of the Lombardi Award. As the middle guard (nose tackle), he was a key member of the Blackshirts on the 1970 and 1971 undefeated Nebraska teams that won consecutive national championships; the 1972 team finished 9-2-1, fourth in the final poll.

Rich Glover was the second straight winner of the Outland Trophy from Nebraska, his New York Giant teammate Larry Jacobson won in 1971. His head coach, Bob Devaney, called Glover "the greatest defensive player I ever saw." He is, along with fellow Cornhuskers Dave Rimington and Dean Steinkuhler, one of twelve players to have won both the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award, among many other national awards. He also finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting, won by teammate Johnny Rodgers; Glover was the only defensive player in the top ten.[1]

He was selected to the Nebraska All-Century Football Team and is one of sixteen Cornhuskers to have his jersey retired. Glover was selected to the College Football Hall Of Fame in 1995.

In 1999 Glover was selected as a starting defensive tackle by Sports Illustrated in their "NCAA Football All-Century Team" alongside other starting defensive tackle Bronko Nagurski. The second and third team defensive tackles were Buck Buchanan, Lee Roy Selmon, Mike Reid and Randy White. Glover was one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers on SI's All-Century Team 85 man roster; the others being Johnny Rodgers, Dave Rimington, Dean Steinkuhler, Tommie Frazier, and Aaron Taylor. Glover was the only Cornhusker defensive player selected.

Following his collegiate career, he was selected by the New York Giants in the third round of the 1973 NFL Draft, the 69th pick overall. He played with the Giants (along with fellow Husker and Outland winner Larry Jacobson) for one season before joining the Shreveport Steamers of the World Football League in 1974. He then joined the Philadelphia Eagles in 1975 before injuries ended his NFL career. He went on to become a teacher and coach in the public school system of San Jose, California. In 2004 he was part of the New Mexico State football coaching staff.

He is currently the head coach at Dickinson High School in Jersey City, New Jersey.

References

  1. ^ Heisman.com - 1972 - Johnny Rodgers
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Larry Jacobson
Outland Trophy Winners
1972
Succeeded by
John Hicks
Preceded by
Walt Patulski
Lombardi Award Winners
1972
Succeeded by
John Hicks



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