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Willis Glassgow

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Willis Allen "Bill" Glasgow (April 21, 1907 – November 1, 1959) was an American football player and attorney. [1]

58 relations: American football, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Big Ten Conference, Bronko Nagurski, Burt Ingwersen, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune Silver Football, Collier's, Conversion (gridiron football), Dizzy Dean, East–West Shrine Game, Frederick L. Hovde, Freemasonry, Grantland Rice, Halfback (American football), History of the Chicago Cardinals, History of the Portsmouth Spartans, Illinois Fighting Illini football, Iowa Hawkeyes football, Kinnick Stadium, Leukemia, Linn County, Iowa, Moline, Illinois, Monmouth College, National Football League, Nebraska Cornhuskers football, Offensive backfield, Ossie Solem, Page County, Iowa, Placekicker, Portsmouth, Ohio, Princeton, Illinois, Punter (football), Purdue Boilermakers football, Quarterback, Republican Party of Iowa, Safety (gridiron football position), Shenandoah, Iowa, Shortstop, Sidelines, St. Joseph, Missouri, St. Louis Cardinals, The Des Moines Register, The New York Sun, Touchdown, Triple-threat man, University of Iowa, University of Iowa College of Law, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, ..., Varsity letter, Wheeling, Missouri, 1928 Michigan Wolverines football team, 1928 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1928 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, 1929 College Football All-America Team, 1929 college football season, 1929 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team. Expand index (8 more) »

American football

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE; also often known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks) is an American fraternal order founded in 1868 originally as a social club in New York City.

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Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference (B1G), formerly Western Conference and Big Nine Conference, is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States.

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Bronko Nagurski

Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski (November 3, 1908 – January 7, 1990) was a Canadian-born American football player in the National Football League (NFL), renowned for his strength and size.

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Burt Ingwersen

Burton Aherns Ingwersen (August 29, 1898 – July 15, 1969) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach of football and baseball.

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids is the second-largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County.

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Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tronc, Inc., formerly Tribune Publishing.

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Chicago Tribune Silver Football

The Chicago Tribune Silver Football is awarded by the Chicago Tribune to the college football player determined to be the best player from the Big Ten Conference.

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Collier's

Collier's was an American magazine, founded in 1888 by Peter Fenelon Collier.

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Conversion (gridiron football)

The conversion, try (American football, also known as a point(s) after touchdown, PAT, or extra point), or convert (Canadian football) occurs immediately after a touchdown during which the scoring team is allowed to attempt to score one extra point by kicking the ball through the uprights in the manner of a field goal, or two points by bringing the ball into the end zone in the manner of a touchdown; depending on league rules, one point may also be scored by manner of a safety.

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Dizzy Dean

Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974), also known as Jerome Herman Dean, was an American professional baseball player.

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East–West Shrine Game

The East–West Shrine Game is a postseason college football all-star game that has been played annually since 1925.

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Frederick L. Hovde

Frederick Lawson Hovde (1908-1983) was an American chemical engineer, researcher, educator and president of Purdue University.

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Freemasonry

Freemasonry or Masonry consists of fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons, which from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.

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Grantland Rice

Henry Grantland Rice (November 1, 1880July 13, 1954) was an early 20th-century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose.

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Halfback (American football)

A halfback (HB) is an offensive position in American football, whose duties involve lining up in the backfield and carrying the ball on most rushing plays, i.e. a running back.

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History of the Chicago Cardinals

The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in Chicago, Illinois as the Chicago Cardinals from 1920 to 1959 before relocating to St. Louis, Missouri for the 1960 season.

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History of the Portsmouth Spartans

The professional American football team now known as the Detroit Lions previously played in Portsmouth, Ohio from its founding in 1929 to its relocation to Detroit in 1934.

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Illinois Fighting Illini football

The Illinois Fighting Illini football program represents the University of Illinois in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level.

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Iowa Hawkeyes football

The Iowa Hawkeyes football team represents the University of Iowa in college football.

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Kinnick Stadium

Kinnick Stadium, formerly known as Iowa Stadium, is a stadium located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States.

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Leukemia

Leukemia, also spelled leukaemia, is a group of cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal white blood cells.

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Linn County, Iowa

Linn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa.

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Moline, Illinois

Moline is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States.

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Monmouth College

Monmouth College is a four-year coeducational private liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Illinois, United States.

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National Football League

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).

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Nebraska Cornhuskers football

The Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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Offensive backfield

The offensive backfield is the area of an American football field behind the line of scrimmage.

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Ossie Solem

Oscar Martin "Ossie" Solem (December 13, 1891 – October 26, 1970) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator.

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Page County, Iowa

Page County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa.

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Placekicker

Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points.

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Portsmouth, Ohio

Portsmouth is a city in and the county seat of Scioto County, Ohio, United States.

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Princeton, Illinois

Princeton is a city in and the county seat of Bureau County, Illinois, United States.

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Punter (football)

A punter (P) in American or Canadian football is a special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then punts (kicks) the football to the opposing team so as to limit any field position advantage.

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Purdue Boilermakers football

The Purdue Boilermakers football team represents Purdue University (also referred to as simply "Purdue") in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football.

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Quarterback

A quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB") is a position in American and Canadian football.

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Republican Party of Iowa

The Republican Party of Iowa (RPI) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Iowa.

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Safety (gridiron football position)

Safety, historically known as a safetyman, is a position in American and Canadian football played by a member of the defense.

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Shenandoah, Iowa

Shenandoah is a city in Fremont and Page Counties in Iowa.

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Shortstop

Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions.

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Sidelines

The "sidelines" are the white or colored lines which mark the outer boundaries of a sports field, running parallel to each other and perpendicular to the goal lines.

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St. Joseph, Missouri

St.

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St. Louis Cardinals

The St.

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The Des Moines Register

The Des Moines Register is the daily morning newspaper of Des Moines, Iowa.

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The New York Sun

The New York Sun was an American daily newspaper published in Manhattan from 2002 to 2008.

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Touchdown

A touchdown is a means of scoring in both American and Canadian football.

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Triple-threat man

In gridiron football, a triple-threat man is a player who excels at all three of the skills of running, passing, and kicking.

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University of Iowa

The University of Iowa (also known as the UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a flagship public research university in Iowa City, Iowa.

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University of Iowa College of Law

The University of Iowa College of Law is one of the eleven professional graduate schools at the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City, Iowa.

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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln, often referred to as Nebraska, UNL or NU, is a public research university in the city of Lincoln, in the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States.

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Varsity letter

A varsity letter (or monogram) is an award earned in the United States for excellence in school activities.

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Wheeling, Missouri

Wheeling is a city in Livingston County, Missouri, United States.

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1928 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1928 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1928 college football season.

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1928 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1928 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1928 college football season.

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1928 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1928 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1928 college football season.

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1929 College Football All-America Team

The 1929 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1929.

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1929 college football season

The 1929 NCAA football season saw a number of unbeaten and untied teams.

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1929 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1929 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1929 college football season.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Glassgow

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