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Willis Glassgow
American football player and attorney (1907–1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Willis Allen "Bill" Glassgow (April 21, 1907 – November 1, 1959) graduated from Shenandoah Iowa high school. Willis was an American football player and attorney. He played halfback for the University of Iowa from 1927 to 1929, was selected as a first-team All-American in 1929, and received the 1929 Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the best football player in the Big Ten Conference. He played two seasons of professional football in the National Football League for the Portsmouth Spartans in 1930 and the Chicago Cardinals in 1931. He practiced law in Iowa from 1933 to 1959, including two terms as the Page County Attorney (1935–1939) and three terms as the Linn County Attorney (1951–1957).
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Born: | (1907-04-21)April 21, 1907 Wheeling, Missouri, U.S. |
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Died: | November 1, 1959(1959-11-01) (aged 52) Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. |
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Position(s) | Halfback |
College | University of Iowa |
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1927–1929 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
1930 | Portsmouth Spartans |
1931 | Chicago Cardinals |
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