Glenn Frey (American football)

This article is about the American football player for the Philadelphia Eagles. For the guitarist in the band The Eagles, see Glenn Frey.

Glenn Frey
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Frey as a senior football captain at Tunkhannock High School in 1930
No. 32
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born:(1912-03-06)March 6, 1912
Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:January 5, 1980(1980-01-05) (aged 67)
New Port Richey, Florida, U.S.
Career information
College:Temple
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:19

Glenn Joseph Frey (March 6, 1912 – January 5, 1980) was an American football quarterback and running back in the National Football League. He played college football for the Temple Owls and coach Pop Warner and then played professional football with the Philadelphia Eagles.[1]

Early life and education

He graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania in 1931.[2]

Frey attended Temple University in Philadelphia, where he played football for the Temple Owls and played for Temple in the first Sugar Bowl at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans on January 1, 1935, in front of 22,206 fans.[1]

Professional football

Frey played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the team's 1936 and 1937 seasons.

References

  1. ^ a b "2022 Temple Football Record Book" (PDF). Temple University Athletics Department. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Down Memory Lane obituary". Wyoming County New Age-Examiner. Tunkhannock, PA. January 29, 1980. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.


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