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Rex Ryan's Circus Conjures Memories of Jerry Glanville's Clown Act

By Terence MooreDec 13th 2010 – 4:37PM

Oh, now I get it. All year long, I've seen this silliness with the New York Jets generated by their ring master disguised as a head coach named Rex Ryan, and I haven't been able to put my finger on it. The brash talk. The props. The illusion of building a franchise for the present as well as the future. And especially...

Jerry Glanville: I Traded Favre to Help Sober Him Up

By Josh AlperMar 18th 2010 – 12:25PM

One of the best "What If?" questions of the last 20-odd years in sports centers on the Falcons' decision to trade Brett Favre after his rookie season. How different might football history look if Favre had worn the black and red of Atlanta instead of the green and gold of Green Bay? We all know that G.M. Ron Wolf was the...

Jerry Glanville Resigns at Portland State

By Mark HastyNov 17th 2009 – 4:30PM

Attention Elvis Presley: you will no longer have tickets waiting for you at Portland State's Will Call window. Your boy, Jerry Glanville, has been relieved of his duties as Portland State's head coach, according to KPTV. Glanville, the larger-than-life former coach of the Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons, is wrapping up...

Kevin Hart to Cal: KABOOM!

By Brian GrummellFeb 12th 2008 – 2:04PM

At least, that's what one Cal fan thought when word leaked out that college football's confused Pinocchio had committed to their school.Too bad several coaches went on the record claiming he wasn't even a D-I talent. I don't mean to berate the kid here, I'm simply using coaches' evaluations to contrast with how excitable...

Background on Jerry Glanville

Jerry Glanville (born October 14, 1941) is a former American football player, coach and current liaison and consultant for the United Football League, former NASCAR driver and owner, and sportscaster in the United States.

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