Ohio Glory

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Ohio Glory
Ohio Glory Logo.svg
Founded1992
Closed1992
Based in Columbus, Ohio
League World League of American Football (NFL Europe)
ColorsBlue, Red, White
   
Franchise recordRegular Season: 19

The Ohio Glory were a professional American football team in the World League of American Football, playing only in the 1992 season.

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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

Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks

SeasonLeagueRegular seasonPostseason
WonLostTiesWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
1991 WLAF 0100.0004th (North American East)
Total0100.000

Ohio Glory

SeasonLeagueRegular seasonPostseason
WonLostTiesWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
1992 WLAF 190.1004th (North American East)
Total190.100

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1March 22at Orlando Thunder L 9–130–1 Florida Citrus Bowl 10,622
2March 29 Sacramento Surge L 6–170–2 Ohio Stadium 37,837 [1]
3April 5 Orlando Thunder L 3–280–3Ohio Stadium31,232
4April 12at Montreal Machine L 20–310–4 Olympic Stadium 28,533
5April 19at San Antonio Riders L 0–170–5 Bobcat Stadium 10,422
6April 26at Barcelona Dragons L 10–200–6 Montjuic Stadium 49,657
7May 2 Frankfurt Galaxy W 20–171–6Ohio Stadium41,853
8May 10 New York/New Jersey Knights L 33–39 (OT)1–7Ohio Stadium20,513
9May 16at Sacramento Surge L 7–211–8 Hornet Stadium 21,272
10May 24 Birmingham Fire L 24–271–9Ohio Stadium23,020

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

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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

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.