27 Facts About Glenn Presnell

Glenn Emery "Press" Presnell was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.

Glenn Presnell set the NFL single-season scoring record in 1933 and led the league in total offense.

Glenn Presnell was the last surviving member of the Detroit Lions inaugural 1934 team and helped lead the team to its first NFL championship in 1935.

Glenn Presnell set an NFL record with a 54-yard field goal in 1934, a record which was not broken for 19 years.

Glenn Presnell was the athletic director at Eastern Kentucky from 1963 to 1971.

Glenn Presnell played college football as a halfback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 1925 to 1927.

Glenn Presnell was a player-coach for the team and taught science at Ironton High School.

Glenn Presnell was a halfback in Ironton's single wing offense and played on defense at what would later be considered the safety position.

In 1930, Glenn Presnell led Ironton to victories over both the New York Giants and the Chicago Bears.

Glenn Presnell scored two touchdowns against the Bears, including an 88-yard run.

In 1931, Glenn Presnell joined the Portsmouth Spartans in the NFL.

Glenn Presnell had his best season in 1933, when he led the NFL in total offense with 1,296 yards.

Glenn Presnell broke the single-season NFL scoring record with 64 points.

Glenn Presnell kicked five field goals and 13 extra points.

Glenn Presnell led the NFL with six rushing touchdowns and 13 successful extra point conversions.

Glenn Presnell finished second in the league in passing touchdowns, passes completed, pass attempts, and passing yards.

When Presnell visited Detroit to sign his first contract with the Lions in 1934, team owner George A Richards allowed Presnell to pick the team's colors.

Glenn Presnell combined with Dutch Clark, Ace Gutowsky, and Ernie Caddel to lead the Lions to a second-place finish in 1934.

Glenn Presnell set an NFL record with a 54-yard field goal in 1934, a mark that was not broken until 1953.

Glenn Presnell retired as a player after the 1936 season at age 31.

Glenn Presnell worked as an assistant football coach at the University of Kansas in 1937 and then as the backfield coach at Nebraska from 1938 to 1941.

In December 1942, Glenn Presnell enlisted in the United States Navy.

In 1944 Glenn Presnell served as backs coach at the North Carolina Pre-Flight School.

In 1954, Glenn Presnell returned to coaching as the head football coach for Eastern Kentucky University.

Glenn Presnell was then athletic director at Eastern Kentucky until his retirement in 1971.

Glenn Presnell died in September 2004 in Ironton, Ohio at the age of 99.

Glenn Presnell had been the last surviving member of the Detroit Lions' inaugural 1934 team.