Gary Glick
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![]() Glick in 1958 | |
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Position: | Safety |
Personal information | |
Born: | Grant, Nebraska | May 14, 1930
Died: | February 11, 2015 Fort Collins, Colorado | (aged 84)
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Colorado State |
NFL Draft: | 1956 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Gary Galen Glick (May 14, 1930 – February 11, 2015) was a professional American football safety who played six seasons in the National Football League before he concluded his career in the American Football League for one season. He was the number one overall selection in the 1956 NFL Draft. To date, Glick is still the only defensive back ever to be picked first overall in any NFL draft.
Glick attended Colorado State University (then known as Colorado A&M), where in addition to defensive back, he also starred at quarterback and linebacker and served as a place-kicker for the Rams.[1]
Until 1985 he was a head coach for the Norfolk Neptunes and then as Offensive Coordinator for the Montreal Alouettes before becoming an NFL scout.[2]
Glick died on February 11, 2015, aged 84, at his home in Fort Collins, Colorado, following a stroke.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Passing of Gary Glick". csurams.com. February 12, 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ a b Obituary, post-gazette.com; accessed February 15, 2015.
- 1930 births
- 2015 deaths
- Players of American football from Nebraska
- American football quarterbacks
- American football safeties
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Washington Redskins players
- Baltimore Colts players
- San Diego Chargers players
- Colorado State Rams football players
- National Football League first overall draft picks
- Montreal Alouettes coaches
- People from Grant, Nebraska
- American Football League players
- American football defensive back, 1930s birth stubs