Glenn Dobbs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Glenn Dobbs

American and Canadian football player and coach, college athletics administrator

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1920

Place of Birth: McKinney, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 12-Nov-2002

Profession: American football player, Canadian football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Glenn Dobbs Jr.
(July 12, 1920 – November 12, 2002) was a professional American football player in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).
A skilled running back, quarterback, and punter, Dobbs was named the AAFC's MVP in 1946.
After sitting out the 1950 season with a knee injury, Dobbs was persuaded to come out of retirement to play with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU), forerunner of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
In 1951 Dobbs was named the Most Valuable Player of the WIFU.
Dobbs played college football at the University of Tulsa, where he was later head football coach from 1961 to 1968 and athletic director from 1955 to 1970.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1980.