American football player and coach (born 1941)
American football player
Jerry Michael Glanville
(born October 14, 1941) is an
American football
coach. He is the defensive coordinator for
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
, a position he has held since 2024. Prior to that, was most recently the
head coach
of the
Alabama Airborne
of
Major League Football
(MLFB). He played football at
Northern Michigan University
in the early 1960s, and is a former
NASCAR
driver and owner, and sportscaster. He served as head coach of the
Houston Oilers
from 1986 to 1990 and the
Atlanta Falcons
from 1990 to 1994, compiling a career
National Football League
(NFL) record of 63?73. From 2007 to 2009, he was the Head Football Coach at
Portland State University
, tallying a mark of 9–24. Glanville has worked as an analyst on
HBO
's
Inside the NFL
,
CBS
's
The NFL Today
/
NFL on CBS
and
Fox
's coverage of the
NFL
. He has also raced on the
Automobile Racing Club of America
circuit. Glanville also briefly served as a consultant and liaison for the
United Football League
in 2011.
While head coach of the Houston Oilers, Glanville coined the now-famous phrase "NFL means 'not for long'", while admonishing NFL back judge Jim Daopoulos for making what Glanville felt were bad calls. The exact quote is "This isn't college, you're not at a homecoming. This is N-F-L, which stands for 'not for long' when you make them fuckin' calls." The "NFL" line was in reference to the fact that Daopoulos was in his first year in the league, having previously worked in college football.
[1]
Playing career
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Jerry Glanville grew up in
Perrysburg, Ohio
and played football for
Perrysburg High School
, graduating in 1959. He went on to play college football as a middle linebacker at
Northern Michigan University
, graduating in 1964 with a bachelor's degree. He also holds a master's degree from
Western Kentucky University
, where he worked as an assistant football coach on campus and roomed with fellow former NFL coach
Joe Bugel
. The two were known for drawing football plays on pizza boxes.
Coaching career
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During Glanville's time in the
National Football League
he was the special teams/defensive assistant for the
Detroit Lions
from 1974 to 1976, the secondary coach for the
Atlanta Falcons
from 1977 to 1978 and the Falcons defensive coordinator from 1979 to 1982, the secondary coach of the
Buffalo Bills
in 1983, the defensive coordinator of the then
Houston Oilers
from 1984 to 1985 and then head coach from 1985 to 1989 (initially being the interim coach after the firing of
Hugh Campbell
, and then being the permanent replacement starting in 1986), and head coach of the
Atlanta Falcons
from 1990 to 1993.
Houston Oilers
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As head coach of the Oilers from 1985 to 1989, Glanville was famous for often leaving tickets at will-call for
Elvis Presley
(who by that point had been dead for over a decade), wearing all black to be easily recognized by his players, and driving replicas of vehicles driven by actor
James Dean
. Glanville's Oilers were an aggressive, hard-hitting team (to the point of resorting to cheap shots in the eyes of their opponents). During his tenure, the Astrodome was nicknamed "The House of Pain" due to both the Oilers' hard-hitting style and the often painfully high decibel levels which were typical of Oilers home games. Glanville often feuded with the head coaches of Houston's
AFC Central
rivals,
Sam Wyche
of the
Cincinnati Bengals
and
Marty Schottenheimer
of the
Cleveland Browns
. He received a highly publicized post-game dressing down from
Pittsburgh Steelers
head coach
Chuck Noll
during the customary postgame handshake after the Oilers defeated the Steelers in the Houston Astrodome during the
1987 season
.
Glanville turned the Oilers, a team that had struggled through most of the 1980s, into an aggressive, hard-hitting group that preached a "hit the beach" mentality, and he made players such as future Hall of Fame quarterback
Warren Moon
into household names (incidentally, Glanville and Moon didn't get along, as evidenced by Glanville's constant reference to Moon as "our quarterback" in his book
Elvis Don't Like Football: The Life and Raucous Times of the NFL's Most Outspoken Coach
when discussing his tenure as Oilers' coach.
[2]
) During Glanville's tenure, the Oilers made three playoff appearances (which happened to be during his last three seasons), twice playing in the AFC divisional round. His final game with the Oilers was the
1989 AFC wild card game
, played on December 31, 1989. Glanville's
1989 squad
finished its season with consecutive losses against the Bengals in Cincinnati (61?7), at home against the Cleveland Browns in the final seconds in a game that decided the AFC Central title (24?20), and at home in the playoffs against the Steelers (26?23 in overtime). Had the Oilers defeated Pittsburgh, Glanville would have spent January 6, 1990, preparing the team to play at Denver and, possibly, play for its first AFC Championship Game berth in a decade. Instead, Glanville was fired that day.
[3]
To replace him, Oilers owner
K. S. "Bud" Adams
hired University of Houston head coach and former Redskins and Bears head coach
Jack Pardee
.
[4]
Atlanta Falcons
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Roughly one week after his firing by the Oilers, Glanville was hired to become the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons (1990?1993).
[5]
He had been a defensive coordinator for the Falcons, best known for developing the famous "Gritz Blitz" defense that featured rushing multiple players on the defensive side of the football against opposing offenses. The brash Glanville, as well as fan favorites such as cornerback/return specialist
Deion Sanders
, generated a great deal of excitement in Atlanta. A perfect preseason in 1990 raised expectations prior to the first game of the season, against Glanville's former team, the Oilers. The host Falcons withstood a furious rally and scored on a late pick-six by Sanders. Atlanta defeated the Oilers, 47?27.
[6]
Glanville claimed with Atlanta he inherited a "flat-tire," but would take the team to the playoffs in the
1991 season
, ending a nine-year playoff drought. Season highlights included a season sweep of the division rival
49ers
, which cost San Francisco a playoff spot despite both teams finishing 10?6; and the Falcons' first
playoff victory
since 1978 and only the second playoff win in the franchise's 26-year history. The season ended with a
loss
to the eventual Super Bowl champion
Washington Redskins
in the divisional round. During his time with the Falcons, the team would pitch a "Back in Black" motto with new all-black uniforms and the same aggressive type play on defense, an offensive system known as the "Red Gun" that would implement most of the principles associated with the
Run-N-Shoot offense
, and an emphasis on special teams as he had done in Houston. The Falcons featured talented players such as future Hall of Fame CB "Prime Time" Deion Sanders and were known for unorthodox antics. Expectations were high after the success of the 1991 season and after the Falcons vacated
Atlanta?Fulton County Stadium
for the
Georgia Dome
, but the team's consecutive 6?10 records for
1992
and
1993
led the Falcons to dismiss Glanville in early 1994. He was out of football until he became the University of Hawaii's defensive coordinator over a decade later. His career record as an NFL head coach is 63?73.
Glanville vehemently opposed Falcons general manager
Ken Herock
's selection of
Brett Favre
in the second round of the
1991 NFL Draft
, citing Favre's personal issues with
alcohol
and his party lifestyle. He said it would take a plane crash for him to put Favre into a game. Glanville also was known to place $100 bets before games (with Favre and others) on whether Favre could throw a football into the third deck of stadiums or not. Favre only threw four passes during his one season with Atlanta, then was traded to the
Green Bay Packers
in the 1992 off-season for a first-round draft pick. Glanville claimed the trade was a wake-up call for Favre, who was known for even being late to the team picture during his rookie season with the Falcons.
[7]
Favre went on to play 19 seasons in the NFL, starting every game from September 20, 1992 to December 5, 2010 and becoming the first NFL player to win three
AP MVP awards
, as well as the first player to throw for 70,000 passing yards and 500 touchdowns. He would also appear in two Super Bowls, winning
Super Bowl XXXI
.
On March 21, 2011, the
Hartford Colonials
of the
United Football League
announced that Glanville would serve as the team's head coach and general manager.
[8]
The Colonials suspended operations in August of that year; Glanville would remain with the league as a consultant, color commentator for the league's television broadcasts, and liaison for potential expansion markets. Glanville left the league after one season.
Glanville was formerly the
defensive coordinator
for the
University of Hawaii
's football team, working under his former
offensive coordinator
(and eventual successor) at Atlanta,
June Jones
, for two seasons.
[9]
Prior to his tenure at the University of Hawaii, Glanville's earlier involvement with college football was the defensive ends/outside linebackers coach at
Georgia Tech
from 1968 to 1973 and the defensive coordinator at
Western Kentucky University
in 1967, shortly after his own career as a player had ended.
On February 28, 2007, Glanville accepted the head coaching position at
Portland State University
(PSU), his first college head coaching job.
[10]
Glanville, who replaced
Tim Walsh
, was the program's 12th head coach in their history. He resigned this position with the support of the university on November 17, 2009, with an overall record of 9?24 during his tenure.
[10]
In 2024, he became defensive coordinator for
Northwestern Oklahoma State
, an
NCAA Division II
school.
[11]
Return to coaching
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On February 23, 2018, Glanville was named defensive coordinator for the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
of the
Canadian Football League
(CFL).
[12]
He left the team after the 2018 season for personal reasons.
[13]
In 2019, he was hired by
Marc Trestman
as the defensive coordinator for the
Tampa Bay Vipers
of the
XFL
.
[14]
[15]
Glanville was named head coach of the Conquerors of
The Spring League
on October 15, 2020.
[16]
Racing career
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Glanville began racing by learning from seven-time
Winston Cup Series
champion
Dale Earnhardt
, who would mentor Glanville in tests at
Richmond International Raceway
.
[17]
Glanville officially started his racing career in the
NASCAR
Busch Grand National Series
in
1992
for Lewis Cooper with sponsorship from the Falcons. After failing to qualify in his first career attempt at
Lanier Speedway
, he made his series debut at
Orange County Speedway
, finishing 22nd.
[18]
He ran six races during his three-year timespan in the series, with a best finish of 20th at
Volusia County Speedway
in 1992.
[19]
Glanville returned to the series in
1999
, but failed to qualify for all five races he attempted.
[20]
He later ran in the
ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series
,
[21]
running ten races in 1994 as an
owner/driver
of the No. 81, and recorded a best finish of ninth at
I-70 Speedway
.
[22]
Glanville returned to ARCA in 2000, running a part-time schedule until 2004 for his and
Norm Benning
's teams, his best finish being fourth at
Nashville Superspeedway
in 2002.
[23]
In 1995, he participated in the
Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic
, the inaugural
SuperTruck Series
race,
[24]
and finished 27th.
[25]
He continued racing in the Truck Series from 1995 to 1999, with a best finish of 14th three times.
In addition to the Busch and Truck Series, Glanville competed in the NASCAR
Slim Jim All Pro Series
in 1996, finishing 23rd at
Gresham Motorsports Park
.
[26]
He later raced in the
Winston West Series
, his debut coming in 1997 at
Pikes Peak International Raceway
, where he finished seventh.
[27]
From 1997 to 1999, he ran eight races in the
Hooters Pro Cup
, with a best finish of 12th at
Southampton Speedway
.
[28]
Glanville was also working for
CBS Sports
during this period, mainly as an
NFL studio
analyst. Glanville also called several NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races on
CBS
/
TNN
during this period, mainly as a race analyst in the booth.
In media
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The
Sega Genesis
system offered
Jerry Glanville's PigSkin Footbrawl
, a
medieval
-themed arcade-style football game. The game was a port of the 1990 classic arcade game
Pigskin 621 A.D.
, released by
Bally Midway
. Glanville provided soundbites for the game.
[29]
Head coaching record
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College
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Motorsports career results
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NASCAR
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(
key
) (
Bold
? Pole position awarded by qualifying time.
Italics
? Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * ? Most laps led.
)
Busch Series
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Craftsman Truck Series
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Winston West Series
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ARCA Re/Max Series
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(
key
) (
Bold
? Pole position awarded by qualifying time.
Italics
? Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * ? Most laps led.
)
References
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- ^
"Pick Six: Glanville: 'NFL means 'Not For Long'
"
.
National Football League
. August 5, 2011
. Retrieved
February 27,
2014
.
- ^
Glanville, Jerry; Miller, Joseph David (1990).
Elvis Don't Like Football: The Life and Raucous Times of the NFL's Most Outspoken Coach
.
ISBN
002544011X
.
- ^
"Suspense Over, Glanville Fired"
.
The Washington Post
. Associated Press. January 7, 1990
. Retrieved
July 12,
2020
.
- ^
Pierson, Don (January 10, 1990).
"Pardee Hired to Coach the Oilers"
.
Chicago Tribune
. Archived from
the original
on December 15, 2019
. Retrieved
July 11,
2020
.
- ^
"Glanville Has Been Hired to Coach Last-Place Falcons, Paper Reports"
.
Los Angeles Times
.
Associated Press
. January 14, 1990
. Retrieved
April 10,
2019
.
- ^
Sun, Baltimore.
"Falcons' opening win gets Glanville talking; Rips Oilers coach Pardee, general manager Holovak, NFL"
.
baltimoresun.com
. Retrieved
April 10,
2019
.
- ^
D'Amato, Gary (October 24, 2005).
"Trading places"
.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
. Archived from
the original
on June 3, 2007
. Retrieved
February 8,
2007
.
- ^
Glanville, Jerry (March 21, 2011).
"Jerry Glanville Named Hartford Colonials Head Coach and General Manager"
.
United Football League
. Archived from
the original
on March 22, 2011
. Retrieved
March 21,
2011
.
- ^
Pasquarelli, Len (March 28, 2005).
"Glanville figures to upgrade porous defense"
.
ESPN.com
. Retrieved
March 14,
2011
.
- ^
a
b
"Jerry Glanville steps down as coach of Portland State Vikings"
.
ESPN.com
. Associated Press. November 17, 2009
. Retrieved
March 14,
2011
.
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Wilson, Dave (January 17, 2024).
"Ex-NFL coach Jerry Glanville named DC at NW Oklahoma State"
.
ESPN.com
.
ESPN
. Retrieved
January 17,
2024
.
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Florio, Mike (February 11, 2018).
"Jerry Glanville returns to coaching at 76"
.
nbcsports.com
. Retrieved
April 10,
2019
.
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"Tiger-Cats Coaching STaff Update"
.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
. December 7, 2018
. Retrieved
December 7,
2018
.
- ^
Parks, Greg (August 5, 2019).
"Connecting the dots: Finding the commonalities among Tampa Bay's coaching staff, and with Summer Showcase players"
. XFL Board
. Retrieved
October 14,
2019
.
- ^
Bassinger, Thomas (June 3, 2019).
"Tampa Bay XFL team hires former USF executive Josh Bullock as its president"
.
Tampa Bay Times
. Retrieved
October 14,
2019
.
- ^
@TheSpringLeague (October 15, 2020).
"These veteran coaches will lead the six #TSL2020 teams in San Antonio: Bart Andrus (Generals) Chuck Bresnahan (Jousters) Ted Cottrell (Blues) Steve Fairchild (Alphas) Terry Shea (Aviators) Jerry Glanville (Conquerors)"
(
Tweet
)
. Retrieved
November 3,
2020
– via
Twitter
.
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Smith, Marty (July 6, 2012).
"Jerry Glanville tells tales of Big E"
.
ESPN
. Retrieved
October 30,
2015
.
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"1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. Retrieved
October 30,
2015
.
- ^
"1992 X-1R Firecracker 200"
.
Racing-Reference
. Retrieved
October 30,
2015
.
- ^
"1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. Retrieved
October 30,
2015
.
- ^
Pockrass, Bob (January 31, 2014).
"NFL and NASCAR: Former NFL stars who dabbled in stock-car racing"
.
Sporting News
. Archived from
the original
on May 22, 2013
. Retrieved
March 2,
2014
.
- ^
"1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. Retrieved
October 30,
2015
.
- ^
"ARCA Racing Series Results (races)"
.
Racing-Reference
. Retrieved
October 30,
2015
.
- ^
"Remember When: Mike Skinner and the Truck Series Arrives"
.
Popular Speed
. July 30, 2014
. Retrieved
October 27,
2015
.
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"1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic"
.
Racing-Reference
. Retrieved
October 26,
2015
.
- ^
"1996 BellSouth Mobility 200"
.
Racing-Reference
. Retrieved
October 30,
2015
.
- ^
"1997 NASCAR 500K"
.
Racing-Reference
. Retrieved
October 30,
2015
.
- ^
"X-1R Pro Cup Series Results (races)"
.
Racing-Reference
. Retrieved
October 30,
2015
.
- ^
"Jerry Glanville's Pigskin Footbrawl Brought Hyper-Violent Football to the Genesis in 1992"
.
- ^
"Jerry Glanville Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks"
. Pro-Football-Reference.com
. Retrieved
March 13,
2011
.
- ^
"Jerry Glanville ? 1992 NASCAR Busch Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 15,
2023
.
- ^
"Jerry Glanville ? 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 15,
2023
.
- ^
"Jerry Glanville ? 1994 NASCAR Busch Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 15,
2023
.
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"Jerry Glanville ? 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 15,
2023
.
- ^
"Jerry Glanville ? 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 15,
2023
.
- ^
"Jerry Glanville ? 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 15,
2023
.
- ^
"Jerry Glanville ? 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 15,
2023
.
- ^
"Jerry Glanville ? 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 15,
2023
.
- ^
"Jerry Glanville ? 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 15,
2023
.
- ^
"Jerry Glanville ? 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
January 17,
2024
.
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"Jerry Glanville ? 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
January 17,
2024
.
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"Jerry Glanville ? 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
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2024
.
- ^
"Jerry Glanville ? 2000 NASCAR Winston West Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
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January 17,
2024
.
- ^
"Jerry Glanville ? 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 15,
2023
.
- ^
"Jerry Glanville ? 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 15,
2023
.
- ^
"Jerry Glanville ? 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 15,
2023
.
- ^
"Jerry Glanville ? 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
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2023
.
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"Jerry Glanville ? 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
April 15,
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.
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"Jerry Glanville ? 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results"
.
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2023
.
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