Glenn Dobbs

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Glenn Dobbs
Date of birth:	July 12, 1920
Place of birth:	McKinney, Texas
Date of death:	November 12, 2002 (aged 82)
Place of death:	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Career information
Position(s):	Quarterback Running back
College:	Tulsa
NFL Draft:	1943 / Round: 1 / Pick 3 (By the Chicago Cardinals)
Organizations
As player:
1946-1947 1948-1949 1951-1953 1954	Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Glenn Dobbs (born July 12, 1920 in McKinney, Texas, died November 12, 2002 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) was an American Football player in the All-America Football Conference. He played college football at the University of Tulsa before playing in the All-America Football Conference's Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946 and 1947, and the Los Angeles Dons from 1948 through 1949. Dobbs was named the AAFC's MVP in 1946. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980.

Dobbs joined Canada's pro football Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1951 and was named most valuable player in the Canadian western league that season. He became their player-coach in 1952, but was hampered by a knee injury.

Was an all-state back in Frederick, Oklahoma. His brother Bobby Dobbs was also a football player coach and preceded Dobbs at Tulsa

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