Larry Glass has been out of college coaching for more than 45 years, but his name still resonates at Northwestern, where he was head men’s basketball coach for six years.
In fact, his name popped up in the news in late February when the Wildcats, who finished the 2014-15 season 15-17 overall and 6-12 in the Big Ten, won four consecutive league games — the most by a Northwestern team in 48 years when Glass was at the helm.
His name is sure to come up again as there’s still one mark that has not been tied or topped since Glass departed Northwestern near the end of the 1968-69 campaign. His 1967-68 squad went 8-6 in the Big Ten, the last time the Wildcats have been over .500 in league play.
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Glass took over the Northwestern program in 1963 at the age of 28 when Rohr left to become athletic director at Ohio University. After a tough first two seasons — 15-30 overall — the Glass-led Wildcats posted four consecutive .500 or better seasons, one of the best runs in modern Northwestern history.
Glass, who recently turned 80, sat down with the Record-Eagle to reflect on his college coaching career.
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This is an article from a couple of years ago (may or may not have been linked before). Interesting read, though.
In fact, his name popped up in the news in late February when the Wildcats, who finished the 2014-15 season 15-17 overall and 6-12 in the Big Ten, won four consecutive league games — the most by a Northwestern team in 48 years when Glass was at the helm.
His name is sure to come up again as there’s still one mark that has not been tied or topped since Glass departed Northwestern near the end of the 1968-69 campaign. His 1967-68 squad went 8-6 in the Big Ten, the last time the Wildcats have been over .500 in league play.
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Glass took over the Northwestern program in 1963 at the age of 28 when Rohr left to become athletic director at Ohio University. After a tough first two seasons — 15-30 overall — the Glass-led Wildcats posted four consecutive .500 or better seasons, one of the best runs in modern Northwestern history.
Glass, who recently turned 80, sat down with the Record-Eagle to reflect on his college coaching career.
MORE <<===
This is an article from a couple of years ago (may or may not have been linked before). Interesting read, though.
