Gary Glick

Gary Glick
	refer to caption ; Glick in 1958
No. 27, 26, 21, 47, 43
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	May 14, 1930; Grant, Nebraska
Died:	February 11, 2015 (aged 84); Fort Collins, Colorado
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College:	Colorado State
NFL Draft:	1956 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history	* Pittsburgh Steelers ( 1956– 1959) Washington Redskins ( 1959– 1960); Baltimore Colts ( 1961); San Diego Chargers (1963);
	* Pittsburgh Steelers ( 1956– 1959) Washington Redskins ( 1959– 1960); Baltimore Colts ( 1961); San Diego Chargers (1963);
Career highlights and awards	* AFL champion (1963)
	* AFL champion (1963)
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com
	Player stats at NFL.com
	Player stats at PFR
	Player stats at PFR

Gary Galen Glick (May 14, 1930 – February 11, 2015) was a professional American football safety who played seven seasons in the National Football League. He was the first overall selection in the 1956 NFL Draft, and the only defensive back to be picked first overall in all NFL drafts (1936 to 2017). Glick attended Colorado State University, where he starred as a quarterback.^[1]

Until 1985 he was a head coach for the Norfolk Neptunes and then the Montreal Alouettes before becoming an NFL scout.^[2]

Glick died on February 11, 2015, aged 84, at his home in Fort Collins, Colorado, following a stroke.^[2]

References[]

↑ "Passing of Gary Glick". csurams.com. February 12, 2015. http://www.csurams.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/021215aaa.html.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Obituary, post-gazette.com; accessed February 15, 2015.

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[1] "Passing of Gary Glick". csurams.com. February 12, 2015. http://www.csurams.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/021215aaa.html.

[obituary-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Obituary, post-gazette.com; accessed February 15, 2015.

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