Glenn Warner (1971) - Hall of Fame

Glenn Warner

Induction:
1971

Called the Old Fox because of his football genius, Glenn Warner coached the Temple eleven from 1933 to 1938 when he retired because of poor health. During his tenure, the Owls were invited to play in the first Sugar Bowl game on January 1, 1935, against Tulane. Dave Smukler, also a Temple Hall of Famer, was the star of that crack team that compiled a 7-0-2 regular season record. Night football became popular at Temple during the Warner Era when the Owls played the best teams in the nation. His fabulous coaching career spanned two centuries and saw him devise many of the game’s trick plays. He coached football for 44 years at schools like Cornell, Georgia, Carlisle, Pittsburgh and Stanford besides Temple. He was credited with revolutionizing the sport with his development of the dazzling single and double wing attacks. Besides Smukler, he produced such outstanding players as Jim Thorpe at Carlisle and Ernie Nevers at Stanford. He passed away at the age of 83 on Sept. 7, 1954.