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The run-and-shoot, “Not For Long,” the man in black, and NASCAR—it's all part of who the great Jerry Glanville is. Not only does he represent one of the most notable defensive minds in NFL history, he's one of the more memorable personalities of all-time as it pertains to the sport of American Football.
He's now back.
According to Justin Dunk of 3 Down Nation, Glanville returns to coaching at the age of 76. He'll own a job on the defensive side on the ball under former colleague June Jones with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL, one of his offensive run-and-shoot partners in crime over the years.
Glanville has gone down as the man who first coined the phrase “Not For Long” in an NFL Films clip that'll last a lifetime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5sIzGXJ8mw
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He's also provided funny anecdotes about how, when Brett Favre was drafted by the Falcons, Glanville and company couldn't really pull the kid into superstardom. Rather, trading him off to Green Bay in creating a legend, per Thom Abraham of WNSR in Nashville back in 2010.
“I had to get him out of Atlanta … I could not sober him up,” Glanville said. “I sent him to a city where at 9:00 at night the only thing that’s open is Chili Joes. You can get it two ways, with or without onions. And that’s what made Brett Favre make a comeback was going to a town that closed down. If I would have traded him to New York, nobody to this day would have known who Brett Favre ever was.”
Glanville enjoyed head coaching stints with both the Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons from 1985 through 1993, compiling an overall record of 63-73 that includes four playoff appearances with a 3-4 record.
The man who's always left a pair of tickets for Elvis Presley—at home-game venues for which he's coaching—can now start to invite The King north of the border.
