Vernon Glass, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Age, Net Worth, Biography

Vernon Glass (October 14, 1928 – December 3, 2005) was an American football coach.
He served as head football coach at Lamar University from 1963 to 1975, compiling a record of 63–68–1. Glass was a standout quarterback in Corpus Christi, Texas, and played in the 1947 Oil Bowl alongside Hayden Fry.
He chose to attend Rice University, where he was a three-year letter-winner in both football and baseball.
He captained the 1950 football team and the 1951 baseball team.
He keyed Rice's drive to the 1949 Southwest Conference crown, including a 17–15 win over Texas in a showdown in Austin, Texas.
Rice also won the 1950 Cotton Bowl Classic against the University of North Carolina, which was led by Charlie Justice, also known as "Choo Choo". Before joining the coaching profession, Glass spent two years in the United States Air Force, leading Carswell Air Force Base to the 1952 national service championship.
He also played one year of professional baseball at Corpus Christi in 1953.
Glass started his coaching career at Del Mar College, a junior college in Corpus Christi.
After three seasons as assistant, he spent one year as head coach, guiding the Vikings to a 9–0 record before falling in the Junior Rose Bowl.
Glass then left Del Mar to serve as an assistant coach under John Bridgers at Baylor University from 1960 to 1962.

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