September 19, 2016(2016-09-19) (aged 102) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Pittsburgh (1936)
Playing career
1934–1936
Pittsburgh
1937
Cincinnati Bengals (AFL II)
Position(s)
Fullback, guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1938[1]–1939
Manhattan (assistant)
1940–1941
Carnegie Tech (assistant)
1942
Yale (line)
1945
Miami NAS
1946–1948
New Hampshire
1949–1955
Nebraska
Head coaching record
Overall
51–42–4
Bowls
0–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 New England Conference (1946) 2 Yankee Conference (1947–1948)
Awards
First-team All-American (1936)
James William Glassford (March 8, 1914 – September 19, 2016) was an American football player and coach, who served as head coach for the New Hampshire Wildcats and Nebraska Cornhuskers.
^"Bill Glassford To Coach At Manhattan". Chillicothe Gazette. Chillicothe, Ohio. AP. February 15, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved November 25, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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