14 Facts About Rich Glover

Rich Glover played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers under head coach Bob Devaney.

Rich Glover recalls a time when his coach, Roy Corso, instructed each player to bring a garbage pail cover with them for after the game.

Rich Glover admits if it wasn't for those covers, they never would have made it past the losing team throwing rocks at the bus windows on the way out of the parking lot.

Rich Glover was the second consecutive winner of the Outland Trophy from Nebraska, his New York Giant teammate Larry Jacobson won in 1971.

Rich Glover is the first of four Cornhuskers, and one of thirteen lineman, to have won both the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award in their careers.

Rich Glover finished third in the 1972 Heisman Trophy voting, won by teammate Johnny Rodgers; he was the only defensive player in the top ten.

Rich Glover was selected to the Nebraska All-Century Football Team and is one of sixteen Cornhuskers to have his jersey retired.

Rich Glover was selected to the College Football Hall Of Fame in 1995.

In 1999 Rich Glover was selected as a starting defensive tackle by Sports Illustrated in their "NCAA Football All-Century Team" alongside other starting defensive tackle Bronko Nagurski.

Rich Glover was one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers on SI's All-Century Team 85 man roster; the others being Johnny Rodgers, Dave Rimington, Dean Steinkuhler, Tommie Frazier, and Aaron Taylor.

Rich Glover played with the Giants for one season before joining the Shreveport Steamers of the World Football League in 1974.

Rich Glover then joined the Philadelphia Eagles in 1975 before injuries ended his NFL career.

Rich Glover went on to become a teacher and coach in the public school system.

Rich Glover is currently the assistant coach at Harrison High School.