Glenn Presnell

American football head coach

1905 – 2004

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Who was Glenn Presnell?

Glenn Emery "Press" Presnell 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.

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Born
Jul 28, 1905
Gilead
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Died
Sep 13, 2004
Ironton

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on July 23, 2013

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