26 Facts About Glenn Dobbs

1.

In 1951 Glenn Dobbs was named the Most Valuable Player of the WIFU.

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Glenn 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.

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Glenn Dobbs was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1980.

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Glenn Dobbs was a successful running back and punter in high school, earning all-state honors while playing for his school in Frederick, Oklahoma.

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Glenn Dobbs was named the first All-American in Tulsa football history for his efforts in the successful 1942 season.

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At the time of his death Glenn Dobbs was still regarded by many as the greatest football player in University of Tulsa history.

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Glenn Dobbs continues to hold the mark for four of the five longest punts in school history, including boots of 87,79,78, and 77 yards.

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Glenn Dobbs was selected as the third pick of the National Football League draft by the Chicago Cardinals.

9.

Glenn Dobbs was unable to come to contract terms with the team and instead enlisted in the US Army Air Forces.

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In 1944 Glenn Dobbs was transferred to the 1944 Second Air Force Superbombers.

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Also in 1944, Glenn Dobbs played for a team of collegiate and military team all-stars which very nearly upset the NFL Champion Chicago Bears in an exhibition game.

12.

Glenn Dobbs and left tackle Martin Ruby were the shining lights for the team, with Glenn Dobbs leading the league in passes completed and attempted, passing yards, interceptions alongside punts and punting yards.

13.

In 1947, Glenn Dobbs spent the first two games with Brooklyn, going 12-of-34 with a touchdown and an interception before he was traded to the Los Angeles Dons.

14.

Glenn Dobbs started three games while making appearances in six other games while doing 44 combined punts for 1,909 yards.

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Glenn Dobbs led in just one category: punt returns, having made 19 of them.

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Glenn Dobbs started six of twelve games and threw 65-of-153 for four touchdowns to nine interceptions while punting 39 times for 1,650 yards.

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At the time of his departure from football, Glenn Dobbs was one of only four players to have punted for 10,000 yards, with Sammy Baugh, Bob Waterfield, and Roy Zimmerman ahead of him; since 1950, over a hundred players have punted for 10,000 yards.

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Glenn Dobbs joined Canada's pro football Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1951, leading his team to the Grey Cup game, and was named most valuable player in the Canadian Western League that season.

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Glenn Dobbs became their player-coach in 1952, but his playing career was hampered by a knee injury.

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Glenn Dobbs was a phenomenally popular figure in Saskatchewan during his brief time there.

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Glenn Dobbs's teams led the nation in passing for five straight years and went to the Bluebonnet Bowl in 1964 and 1965.

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From 1977 to 1979 Glenn Dobbs was President of the Tulsa Drillers minor league baseball team.

23.

Glenn Dobbs was a coach and owner of the minor league football team Tulsa Mustangs in 1979 but the team folded after playing only 4 games.

24.

Glenn Dobbs was elected into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.

25.

Glenn Dobbs's brother Bobby Dobbs was a football player and coach, and preceded Glenn as Tulsa's coach.

26.

Glenn Dobbs died of cancer November 12,2002 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 82.