Ohio Glory
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Founded1992
Closed1992
Based inColumbus, Ohio
LeagueWorld League of American Football (NFL Europe)
ColorsBlue, Red, White
     
Franchise recordRegular Season: 1–9

The Ohio Glory were a professional American football team in NFL Europe. They played one season (1992) in the World League of American Football, which later became NFL Europe.

Columbus, Ohio, was awarded the WLAF franchise after the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks posted an 0-10 season. Ohio did not do much better, posting a 1-9 record after one season of play. The sole win came at the expense of the Frankfurt Galaxy in week 7, a 20-17 victory in Columbus.

The Glory played their home games in Ohio Stadium on The Ohio State University's campus, which at the time had a seating capacity of 91,470 (now 102,082). Their head coach was Larry Little, and they participated in the North American East division. Their first draft pick was former NFL quarterback Babe Laufenberg. Their second pick was RB/LB Jason Palmer 1991 1st team from Ohio.

Season-by-season

Season League Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
1992 WLAF 1 9 0 .100 4th (North American East) – – — —
Total 1 9 0 .100 – – —

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 March 22 at Orlando Thunder L 9–13 0–1 Florida Citrus Bowl 10,622
2 March 29 Sacramento Surge L 6–17 0–2 Ohio Stadium 37,837[1]
3 April 5 Orlando Thunder L 3–28 0–3 Ohio Stadium 31,232
4 April 12 at Montreal Machine L 20–31 0–4 Olympic Stadium 28,533
5 April 19 at San Antonio Riders L 0–17 0–5 Bobcat Stadium 10,422
6 April 26 at Barcelona Dragons L 10–20 0–6 Montjuic Stadium 49,657
7 May 2 Frankfurt Galaxy W 20–17 1–6 Ohio Stadium 41,853
8 May 10 New York/New Jersey Knights L 33–39 (OT) 1–7 Ohio Stadium 20,513
9 May 16 at Sacramento Surge L 7–21 1–8 Hornet Stadium 21,272
10 May 24 Birmingham Fire L 24–27 1–9 Ohio Stadium 23,020

Personnel

Staff

1992 Ohio Glory staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator,
    & Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Wally English
  • Running Backs/Tight Ends – Joe Viadella
  • Offensive Line – Barry Pettyjohn
 Defensive coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Bill Hickman - Head Trainer
  • Marv Pollins - Assistant Trainer
  • Christopher Kaeding, M.D. - Team Physician

[2] [3]

Roster

1992 Ohio Glory roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

  • 82 Patrick Jackson
  • 83 Phil Logan
  • 84 Melvin Patterson
  • 85 Walter Wilson

Tight Ends

  • 88 Randy Bethel
 Offensive Linemen
  • 76 Mike Graybill T
  • 60 Eric Harmon G
  • 64 Ben Jefferson T
  • 78 Curt Mull G
  • 71 Dustin Quinton T
  • 53 Ken Vines C/G
  • 51 Curtis Wilson C

Defensive Linemen

  • 75 Anthony Butts DT
  • 95 Joel Dickson DE
  • 98 Charles Jackson DT
  • 77 Chad Rolen DE
  • 70 Mike Sunvold DE
  • 73 Kent Wells DT
 Linebackers
  • 90 Marlon Brown OLB
  • 56 Stacey Harvey OLB
  • 53 George Koonce OLB
  • 50 Jono Tunney MLB

Defensive Backs

  • 31 Michael Adams CB
  • 26 Tim James S
  • 33 Aaron Ruffin CB
  • 23 Darren Willis S

Special Teams

Operation Discovery
  • Vacant


Rookies in italics

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Ken (March 30, 1992). "Sidelights highlight Glory's home debut". Mansfield News Journal. p. 23. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 1992 WLAF Official Media Guide.
  3. ^ "1992 Ohio Glory team information". oocities.org. Retrieved May 7, 2019.

External links

World League of American Football / NFL Europe / NFL Europa
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