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 Of all the great athletes who have played
sports from Beaver County throughout this century, precious few have
had the opportunity to play on a national collegiate champion, but Glenn
Dennison of Beaver Falls is one of the fortunate. Glenn was the
starting tight end for the Miami Hurricanes, who upset No 1 Nebraska, 31-30, on January 1, 1984, giving the
Canes their first national championship.
Before his college days, Glenn excelled under
Larry Bruno
at Beaver Falls High School, helping the
Tigers to the playoffs and earning a full scholarship to the
University of Miami. He started as a sophomore and caught 29 passes
to rank third on the team, with eight catches against Virginia Tech. Despite missing 2½ games to an
injury the next year, he still caught 25 passes for 231 yards and two touchdowns.
Glenn capped his collegiate career with an excellent senior year: the top receiver for Bernie Kosar, he caught 54 passes (a
single-season school record) for 594 yards and three touchdowns and
culminated the season by catching two touchdown passes in the Orange
Bowl victory over Nebraska. Glenn was named second team All American
by the Associated Press and honorable mention All American by UPI
and was also voted the Hurricanes' Most Valuable Player and was selected to play
in the Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl. Drafted by the New York Jets in the second round
of the 1984 NFL draft, Glenn played there for three years
under fellow Beaver Falls native
Joe Walton,
then split the 1987
season between the New England Patriots and the Washington Redskins
before returning to the Jets in 1988 to finish his NFL career. Glenn
also played with Amsterdam of the International
League in 1989 and 1990. |
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