Playing career

Glanville played college football as a middle linebacker at Northern Michigan University where he graduated in 1964 with a bachelor's degree. He also holds a master's degree from Western Kentucky University where he worked as an assistant football coach on campus and was roommates with a former NFL coach, Joe Bugel. The two were known for drawing football plays on pizza boxes.

Coaching career

National Football League

During Glanville's time in the National Football League he was the special teams/defensive assistant for the Detroit Lions from 1974-1976, the secondary coach for the Atlanta Falcons from 1977-1978 and the Falcons defensive coordinator from 1979-1982, the secondary coach of the Buffalo Bills in 1983, the defensive coordinator of the then Houston Oilers from 1984-1985 and the Oilers head coach from 1986-1989, and head coach of the Atlanta Falcons from 1990-1993.

As an NFL head coach, Glanville led the Houston Oilers (1986-1989) during the era known as the "House of Pain." He was famous for often leaving tickets at will-call for Elvis Presley (who by that point had been dead for over a decade), wearing all black to be easily recognized by his players, and driving replicas of vehicles driven by actor James Dean. The Oilers were often chastised for being a dirty, cheap-shot style team with Glanville as Head Coach developing controversies with then AFC Central Division rival Head Coaches Sam Wyche, Marty Schottenheimer, and a highly publicized post-game handshake with Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Chuck Noll after the Oilers defeated the Steelers in the Houston Astrodome during the 1987 season. In the Oilers, he would turnaround a team that had struggled through most of the 1980s into an aggressive, hard-hitting group that preached a "hit the beach" mentality while making players, such as future Hall of Fame QB Warren Moon, into household names. The Oilers would make three playoff appearances during Glanville's tenure, twice playing in the AFC divisional round before resigning his position in 1990 to take the Head Coaching job with the Atlanta Falcons (1990-1993), where he had previously been a Defensive Coordinator known for developing the famous "Gritz Blitz" defense that featured rushing multiple players on the defensive side of the football against opposing offenses.

Glanville claimed with Atlanta that he inherited a "flat-tire" but would take the team to the NFC divisional round in the 1991 season. During his time with the Falcons, the team would pitch a "Back in Black" motto with new uniforms and the same aggressive type play on defense, an offensive system known as the "Red Gun" that would implement most of the principles associated with the Run-N-Shoot offense, and an emphasis on Special Teams as he had done while coaching in Houston. The Falcons featured talented players such as future Hall of Famer CB "Prime Time" Deion Sanders and were known for unorthodox antics that would lead to both victories and defeats. After the success of the 1991 season, expectations were high in Atlanta. However, the team would fail to make the playoffs in Glanville's final two years posting consecutive 6-10 records for the 1992 and 1993 seasons. Glanville would be released by the Falcons early in 1994 and would be out of football until becoming the Defensive Coordinator for the University of Hawaii over a decade later. His career record is 63-73 as head coach in the NFL.

When Brett Favre was selected in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by Atlanta Falcons general manager Ken Herock, Glanville did not approve of the pick because of Favre's personal issues with alcohol and the party lifestyle. He said it would take a plane crash for him to put Favre into a game. Glanville also was known to place $100 bets (with Favre and others) on whether or not Favre could throw a football into the 3rd deck of stadiums before games during warm-ups for fun. Glanville claimed the trade in the off-season of 1992 was a wake-up call for Favre who was known for even being late to the team picture that year in his rookie season with the Falcons. Favre only threw four passes during his one season with Atlanta then was traded to the Green Bay Packers for a first round pick. Favre would go on to play 19 seasons, starting every game from September 20, 1992 to December 5, 2010, becoming the first NFL player to win three AP MVP awards. He would also appear in two Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl XXXI.

United Football League

On March 21, 2011, the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League announced that Glanville would serve as the team's head coach and general manager. The Colonials suspended operations in August of that year; Glanville would remain with the league as a consultant, color commentator for the league's television broadcasts, and liaison for potential expansion markets. Glanville left the league after one season.

College football

Main article: Portland State Vikings football under Jerry Glanville

Glanville was formerly the defensive coordinator for the University of Hawaii's football team, working under his former offensive coordinator (and eventual successor) at Atlanta, June Jones, for two seasons. Prior to his tenure at the University of Hawaii, Glanville's earlier involvement with college football was the defensive ends/outside linebackers coach at Georgia Tech from 1968-1973 and the defensive coordinator at Western Kentucky University in 1967, shortly after his own career as a player had ended.

On February 28, 2007, Glanville accepted the head coaching position at Portland State University (PSU), his first college head coaching job. Glanville, who replaced Tim Walsh, was PSU's 12th head coach in the history of the program. He resigned this position with the support of the university on November 17, 2009, with an overall record of 9-24 during his tenure.

Racing career

Jerry Glanville
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
6 races run over 2 years
Best finish	65th (1992)
First race	1992 Roses Stores 300 (Orange County)
Last race	1993 Havoline 250 (Milwaukee)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
27 races run over 5 years
Best finish	18th (1995)
First race	1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix)
Last race	1999 Pennzoil/VIP Discount Auto Center 200 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

Glanville began racing by learning from seven-time Winston Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt, who would mentor Glanville in tests at Richmond International Raceway. Glanville officially started his racing career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series in 1992 for Lewis Cooper with sponsorship from the Falcons. After failing to qualify in his first career attempt at Lanier Speedway, he made his series debut at Orange County Speedway, finishing 22nd. He ran six races during his three-year timespan in the series, with a best finish of 20th at Volusia County Speedway in 1992. Glanville returned to the series in 1999, but failed to qualify for all five races he attempted.

He later ran in the ARCA Racing Series, running ten races in 1994 as an owner/driver of the No. 81, and recorded a best finish of ninth at I-70 Speedway. Glanville returned to ARCA in 2000, running a part-time schedule until 2004 for his and Norm Benning's teams, his best finishing being fourth at Nashville Superspeedway in 2002.

In 1995, he participated in the Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic, the inaugural SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman race, and finished 27th. He continued racing in the Truck Series from 1995-1999, with a best finish of 14th three times.

In addition to the Busch and Truck Series, Glanville competed in the NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series in 1996, finishing 23rd at Gresham Motorsports Park. He later raced in the Winston West Series, his debut coming in 1997 at Pikes Peak International Raceway, where he finished seventh. From 1997-1999, he ran eight races in the Hooters Pro Cup, with a best finish of 12th at Southampton Speedway.

In media

The Sega Genesis system offered Jerry Glanville's PigSkin Footbrawl, a medieval-themed arcade-style football game. The game was a port of the 1990 classic arcade game Pigskin 621 A.D., released by Bally Midway.

Glanville appeared among the hosts of the pregame shows for Cartoon Network's annual Super Bowl parodies, The Big Game, from 1999 through 2001 - Tweety vs. Sylvester in 1999, Wile E. Coyote vs. Road Runner in 2000, and Bugs Bunny vs. Daffy Duck in 2001. In the pregame picks for these games, he always picked the character who was not likely to win; surprisingly, in the Bugs vs. Daffy game, he was correct in predicting that Daffy would win.

Head coaching record

National Football League

Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Season
		Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
HOU	1985	0	2	0	.000	4th in AFC Central	-	-	-	-
HOU	1986	5	11	0	.313	4th in AFC Central	-	-	-	-
HOU	1987	9	6	0	.600	2nd in AFC Central	1	1	.500
HOU	1988	10	6	0	.625	3rd in AFC Central	1	1	.500
HOU	1989	9	7	0	.563	2nd in AFC Central	0	1	.000
HOU Total		33	32	0	.508		2	3	.400
ATL	1990	5	11	0	.313	4th in NFC West	-	-	-
ATL	1991	10	6	0	.625	2nd in NFC West	1	1	.500
ATL	1992	6	10	0	.375	3rd in NFC West	-	-	-
ATL	1993	6	10	0	.375	3rd in NFC West	-	-	-
ATL Total		27	37	0	.422		1	1	.500
Total		60	69	0	.465		3	4	.429

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Portland State Vikings (Big Sky Conference)
2007	Portland State	3-8	3-5	T-6th
2008	Portland State	4-7	3-5	T-6th
2009	Portland State	2-9	1-7	8th
Portland State:		9-24	7-17
Total:		9-24

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * - Most laps led.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	NBSC	Pts
1992	Speedway Motorsports	56	Buick	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	MAR	DAR	BR	HCY	LAN	DUB	NZH	CLT	DOV	ROU	MYB	GLN	VOL	NHA	TAL	IRP	ROU	MCH	NHA	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	MAR	CAR	HCY		65th	279
1993	Glanville Motorsports	81	Ford	DAY	CAR	RCH	DAR	BRI	HCY	ROU	MAR	NZH	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	TAL	IRP	MCH	NHA	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	ROU	CLT	MAR	CAR	HCY	ATL					67th	210
1994				DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	MAR	DAR	HCY	BRI	ROU	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	SBO	TAL	HCY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	MAR	CAR					NA	-
1999			Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	TEX	NSV	BRI	TAL	CAL	NHA	RCH	NZH	CLT	DOV	SBO	GLN	MLW	MYB	PPR	GTY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	MEM	PHO	HOM	NA	-

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	NCTC	Pts
1995	Glanville Motorsports	81	Ford	PHO	TUS	SGS	MMR	POR	EVG	I70	LVL	BRI	MLW	CNS	HPT	IRP	FLM	RCH	MAR	NWS	SON	MMR	PHO								18th	1482
1996				HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	TUS	CNS	HPT	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	I70	IRP	FLM	GLN	NSV	RCH	NHA	MAR	NWS	SON	MMR	PHO	LVS				43rd	515
1997				WDW	TUS	HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	I70	NHA	TEX	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	CNS	HPT	IRP	FLM	NSV	GLN	RCH	MAR	SON	MMR	CAL	PHO	LVS		92nd	150
1998				WDW	HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	I70	GLN	TEX	BRI	MLW	NZH	CAL	PPR	IRP	NHA	FLM	NSV	HPT	LVL	RCH	MEM	GTY	MAR	SON	MMR	PHO	LVS	61st	223
1999				HOM	PHO	EVG	MMR	MAR	MEM	PPR	I70	BRI	TEX	PIR	GLN	MLW	NSV	NZH	MCH	NHA	IRP	GTY	HPT	RCH	LVS	LVL	TEX	CAL			47th	352

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * - Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	ARSC	Pts
1994	Glanville Motorsports	81	Ford	DAY	TAL	FIF	LVL	KIL	TOL	FRS	MCH	DMS	POC	POC	KIL	FRS	IND	I70	ISF	DSF	TOL	SLM	WIN	ATL					18th	1745
2000	Glanville Motorsports	81	Ford	DAY	SLM	AND	CLT	KIL	FRS	MCH	POC	TOL	KEN	BLN	POC	WIN	ISF	KEN	DSF	SLM	CLT	TAL	ATL						78th	250
2001				DAY	NSH	WIN	SLM	GTY	KEN	CLT	KAN	MCH	POC	MEM	GLN	KEN	MCH	POC	NSH	ISF	CHI	DSF	SLM	TOL	BLN	CLT	TAL	ATL	46th	790
2002				DAY	ATL	NSH	SLM	KEN	CLT	KAN	POC	MCH	TOL	SBO	KEN	BLN	POC	NSH	ISF	WIN	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL	CLT				31st	965
2003			Dodge	DAY	ATL	NSH	SLM	TOL	KEN	CLT	BLN	KAN	MCH	LER	POC	POC	NSH	ISF	WIN	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL	CLT	SBO				13th	225
2004	Norm Benning Racing	8	Dodge	DAY	NSH	SLM	KEN	TOL	CLT	KAN	POC	MCH	SBO	BLN	KEN	GTW	POC	LER	NSH	ISF	TOL	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL				150th	115

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