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Marshall Glenn

1908 – 1983

American football player and coach, basketball player and coach, physician

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Lived 1908 – 1983 (aged 75). Marshall Glenn was an American basketball coach, american football player and physician.

Marshall "Little Sleepy" Glenn (April 22, 1908 – October 11, 1983) was a player and coach of American football and basketball and a medical doctor. He served as the head football coach at West Virginia University from 1937 to 1939, compiling a record of 14–12–3, and the school's head basketball coach from 1933 to 1938, tallying a mark of 61–46. Glenn was born on April 22, 1908, in Elkins, West Virginia. He died on October 11, 1983, at Washington Country Hospital in Hagerstown, Maryland, from injuries sustained in a car accident on U.S. Route 340. While attending West Virginia University he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.

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Basketball

In the 1934–35 season, West Virginia finished the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference season with a record of 6–2, tied for first place with Pittsburgh.West Virginia subsequently lost to Pittsburgh in a conference championship playoff game, not included in West Virginia's regular-season conference won-lost record.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
West Virginia University
Also known as
Marshall "Little Sleepy" Glenn

Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Marshall Glenn?

American football player and coach, basketball player and coach, physician (1908-1983)

When was Marshall Glenn born?

Marshall Glenn was born on 22 April 1908 in Elkins.

When did Marshall Glenn die?

Marshall Glenn died on 11 October 1983 in Hagerstown.

What was Marshall Glenn's occupation?

Marshall Glenn was a basketball coach, american football player and physician.

What nationality was Marshall Glenn?

Marshall Glenn was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Marshall Glenn

· Wikidata: Q6773593

· DBpedia: Marshall Glenn

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