Glenn Presnell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Glenn Presnell

American football player and coach

Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1905

Place of Birth: Gilead, Nebraska, United States

Date of Death: 13-Sep-2004

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Glenn Presnell

  • Glenn Emery "Press" Presnell (July 28, 1905 – September 13, 2004) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.
  • He set the NFL single-season scoring record in 1933 and led the league in total offense.
  • He was the last surviving member of the Detroit Lions inaugural 1934 team and helped lead the team to its first NFL championship in 1935.
  • He also set an NFL record with a 54-yard field goal in 1934, a record which was not broken for 19 years.
  • Presnell served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1942 and at Eastern Kentucky State College—now known as Eastern Kentucky University–from 1954 to 1963, compiling a career college football coaching record of 45–56–3.
  • He was also the athletic director at Eastern Kentucky from 1963 to 1971.

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