Glen Wolfe Explained

Glen Wolfe
Birth Date:24 June 1939
Birth Place:Holdenville, Oklahoma, U.S.
Death Place:Rogers, Arkansas, U.S.
Player Years1:1959–1960
Player Team1:Murray State (OK)
Player Years2:1961–1962
Player Team2:East Central
Player Positions:Fullback, halfback
Coach Years1:1963
Coach Team1:Pawnee HS (OK) (assistant)
Coach Years2:1964–1965
Coach Team2:Lindsay HS (OK) (assistant)
Coach Years3:1966–1970
Coach Team3:Holdenville HS (OK)
Coach Years4:1971–1974
Coach Team4:Moore HS (OK)
Coach Years5:1975–1977
Coach Team5:Northwestern Oklahoma State
Coach Years6:1978–1990
Coach Team6:Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Coach Years7:1991
Coach Team7:Georgia Military
Overall Record:10–21–1 (college)
114–23–3 (junior college)
Bowl Record:7–3 (junior college)
Championships:2 NJCAA National (1980, 1986)

Glen Doris Wolfe (June 24, 1939 – September 29, 2015) was American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State University from 1975 to 1977, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College from 1978 to 1990, and Georgia Military College in 1991. At Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, he led his teams to a record of 110–18–3 and two NJCAA National Football Championships, in 1980 and 1986.

Wolfe was born on June 24, 1939, in Holdenville, Oklahoma.[1] He graduated from Shawnee High School in Shawnee, Oklahoma and later earned degrees from Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma and from East Central State College—now known as East Central University—in Ada, Oklahoma. He played football at both Murray State and East Central.[2]

Wolfe began his coach career in 1963 at Pawnee High School in Pawnee, Oklahoma as an assistant to head football coach Lee Horne.[3] In 1964, he moved to Lindsay High School in Lindsay, Oklahoma, where he was an assistant football coach for two seasons. In 1966, he was hired as head football coach at Holdenville High School in Holdenville, Oklahoma.[4] After five seasons at Holdenville, Wolfe resigned to take on the same role at Moore High School in Moore, Oklahoma.[5]

Wolfe was hired as head football coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State in 1975, succeeding Bobby Thompson.[6] After three seasons at Northwestern Oklahoma State, he took on the same role at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.<ref>News: . Wolfe To Coach Norsemen . . . January 19, 1978 . 2C . June 23, 2024 . . Following his 13-year tenure at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, Wolfe was hired as the head football coach at Georgia Military College, which had not fielded a football team since 1959.[7] [8] Wolfe resigned after one season because of budgets cuts and was succeeded by the team's defensive coordinator, Robert Nunn.[9]

Wolfe died on September 29, 2015, in Rogers, Arkansas.[10]

Head coaching record

Junior college

Notes and References

  1. News: . Glen Wolfe Obituary . DeArman-Clark Funeral Home . . October 5, 2015 . June 23, 2024 . .
  2. News: McGehee . Orval . Soph Gridders Pay Tribute to Steady First Year Back . The Aggielite . . December 8, 1959 . 3 . June 23, 2024 . .
  3. News: . Coach Horne leads Bears to Tonkawa tomorrow . The Pawnee Chief . . September 12, 1963 . 1 . June 23, 2024 . .
  4. News: Wright . Tom . Wewoka Nabs Favorite's Role . . . September 1, 1966 . 29 . June 23, 2024 . .
  5. News: . Holdenville Grid Coach Resigning . Okmulgee Daily Times . . . April 15, 1971 . 6 . June 23, 2024 . .
  6. News: . Northwestern Selects Wolfe . . . May 11, 1975 . 2C . June 23, 2024 . .
  7. News: Reese . Ernest . Georgia Military hires coach . . . January 29, 1991 . E6 . June 24, 2024 . .
  8. News: Thompson . Chuck . GMC revival . . . August 25, 1991 . 24, Football '91 section . June 24, 2024 . .
  9. News: Thompson . Chuck . Wolf quits at GMC, Nunn takes over . . . March 4, 1992 . 1C . June 24, 2024 . .
  10. News: Tramel . Berry . College football: Former NEO coach Glen Wolfe dies . . . September 30, 2015 . June 23, 2024 .