Professional Football Player. For seven seasons (1956 to 1961 and 1963), he played at the defensive back and halfback positions in the National and American Football Leagues with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Baltimore Colts and San Diego Chargers. Born Gary Gaylen Glick, he was raised in Colorado where he attended Cache La Poudre High School and made his initial mark in athletics. Following graduation, he served with the United States Navy and participated in football, basketball and softball. Following his discharge, he enrolled at Colorado A&M (now Colorado State University) and played at the halfback, kicker, linebacker and quarterback positions. He earned second-team All-American honors and academic All-American status in 1955. He led the nation with eight interceptions in 1954 and in 1955, he was at the top in kicking percentage. Glick was so highly-regarded by NFL teams that he was chosen as the number one overall selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 1956 NFL Draft. He played in 71 regular season NFL and AFL games. He experienced a world championship as a member of the 1963 AFL Champion San Diego Chargers. After retiring as a player, he remained in the sport and served as a coach in the Continental Football League, followed by a stint as an assistant with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He served as an assistant at the University of Arizona and served as a scout in both the NFL and CFL. In 1988, he was inducted into the Colorado State University Sports Hall of Fame and in 1992, he was enshrined in the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. His younger brother Fred Glick was a player in both the NFL and AFL during the 1960s.
Professional Football Player. For seven seasons (1956 to 1961 and 1963), he played at the defensive back and halfback positions in the National and American Football Leagues with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Baltimore Colts and San Diego Chargers. Born Gary Gaylen Glick, he was raised in Colorado where he attended Cache La Poudre High School and made his initial mark in athletics. Following graduation, he served with the United States Navy and participated in football, basketball and softball. Following his discharge, he enrolled at Colorado A&M (now Colorado State University) and played at the halfback, kicker, linebacker and quarterback positions. He earned second-team All-American honors and academic All-American status in 1955. He led the nation with eight interceptions in 1954 and in 1955, he was at the top in kicking percentage. Glick was so highly-regarded by NFL teams that he was chosen as the number one overall selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 1956 NFL Draft. He played in 71 regular season NFL and AFL games. He experienced a world championship as a member of the 1963 AFL Champion San Diego Chargers. After retiring as a player, he remained in the sport and served as a coach in the Continental Football League, followed by a stint as an assistant with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He served as an assistant at the University of Arizona and served as a scout in both the NFL and CFL. In 1988, he was inducted into the Colorado State University Sports Hall of Fame and in 1992, he was enshrined in the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. His younger brother Fred Glick was a player in both the NFL and AFL during the 1960s.
Bio by: C.S.
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