John Glassford | |
Position: | Linebacker |
Number: | 76 |
College: | Wilfrid Laurier University |
Birth Date: | June 5, 1953 |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 220 |
Playing Years1: | 1977–82 |
Playing Team1: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Awards: | 1981 - Grey Cup Most Valuable Player |
John Glassford is a former award-winning linebacker in the Canadian Football League playing 6 seasons with the Ottawa Rough Riders.[1]
A graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University, Glassford played on the Golden Hawks' Yates Cup winning team in 1973. He joined Ottawa in 1977 and played 96 games, never missing a regular season game. In 1981 he played in the classic Grey Cup game, a Rider last second loss to the Edmonton Eskimos and was named Grey Cup Most Valuable Player. In 1981 he had one QB sack, a pass reception for 5 yards and a 2-point convert.[2] He intercepted 2 passes in 1982.
He was inducted into the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawk Hall of Fame in 1991.[3] He now owns Glassford Chrysler in Ingersoll, Ontario.[4]