About Glen Redd
Lived 1958 – 2007 (aged 49). Glen Redd was an American american football player.
Glen Herrscher Redd (June 17, 1958 – November 17, 2007) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for five seasons for the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts. Redd received scholarship offers Utah State University to play fullback, and from BYU as a linebacker. He opted to play at BYU, where he was an anchor of the 1980 Cougars defense. Reed played outside linebacker for BYU but was switched to inside linebacker when he was selected 166th overall by the Saints in the sixth round of the 1981 NFL draft. In September 1989, he married Cindi Crook, and they had three children: Clint, Lexi, and Kadi. Redd died of cancer in Plain City, Utah, where he had been living, on November 17,
2007.
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Who was Glen Redd?
American football player (1958-2007)
When was Glen Redd born?
Glen Redd was born on 17 June 1958 in Ogden.
When did Glen Redd die?
Glen Redd died on 17 November 2007 in Plain City, Utah.
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Glen Redd was an american football player.
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Glen Redd was American.
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