33 Facts About Jerry Glanville

Jerry Michael Glanville was born on October 14,1941 and is an American football coach.

Jerry Glanville is the defensive coordinator for Northwestern Oklahoma State University, a position he has held since 2024.

Jerry Glanville played football at Northern Michigan University in the early 1960s, and is a former NASCAR driver and owner, and sportscaster.

Jerry Glanville has raced on the Automobile Racing Club of America circuit.

Jerry Glanville briefly served as a consultant and liaison for the United Football League in 2011.

Jerry Glanville grew up in Perrysburg, Ohio and played football for Perrysburg High School, graduating in 1959.

Jerry Glanville went on to play college football as a middle linebacker at Northern Michigan University, graduating in 1964 with a bachelor's degree.

Jerry Glanville 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.

Jerry Glanville's Oilers were an aggressive, hard-hitting team.

Jerry 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.

Jerry Glanville 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.

Roughly one week after his firing by the Oilers, Jerry Glanville was hired to become the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons.

Jerry Glanville 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.

Jerry 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.

Jerry Glanville was out of football until he became the University of Hawaii's defensive coordinator over a decade later.

Jerry 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.

Jerry Glanville said it would take a plane crash for him to put Favre into a game.

Jerry Glanville was known to place $100 bets before games on whether Favre could throw a football into the third deck of stadiums or not.

Jerry 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.

On March 21,2011, the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League announced that Jerry Glanville would serve as the team's head coach and general manager.

On February 28,2007, Jerry Glanville accepted the head coaching position at Portland State University, his first college head coaching job.

Jerry Glanville, who replaced Tim Walsh, was the program's 12th head coach in their history.

On February 23,2018, Jerry Glanville was named defensive coordinator for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.

Jerry Glanville left the team after the 2018 season for personal reasons.

Jerry Glanville was named head coach of the Conquerors of The Spring League on October 15,2020.

Jerry Glanville began racing by learning from seven-time Winston Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt, who would mentor Jerry Glanville in tests at Richmond International Raceway.

Jerry Glanville officially started his racing career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series in 1992 for Lewis Cooper with sponsorship from the Falcons.

Jerry Glanville ran six races during his three-year timespan in the series, with a best finish of 20th at Volusia County Speedway in 1992.

Jerry Glanville returned to the series in 1999, but failed to qualify for all five races he attempted.

Jerry 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.

Jerry Glanville continued racing in the Truck Series from 1995 to 1999, with a best finish of 14th three times.

Jerry Glanville later raced in the Winston West Series, his debut coming in 1997 at Pikes Peak International Raceway, where he finished seventh.

Jerry Glanville was working for CBS Sports during this period, mainly as an NFL studio analyst.