Kevin Glover

American football player and administrator (born 1963)

American football player

Kevin Glover

Personal information

Born:

(1963-06-17) June 17, 1963 (age 60)
Washington, D.C., U.S.

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

278 lb (126 kg)

Career information

High school:

Largo (Largo, Maryland)

College:

Maryland

Position:

Center

NFL draft:

1985 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34

Career history

As a player:

Detroit Lions (1985–1997)
Seattle Seahawks (1998–1999)

As an administrator:

Maryland (2017–present)
Director of player development

Career highlights and awards

Second-team All-Pro (1995)
3× Pro Bowl (1995–1997)
Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary Team
Detroit Lions All-Time Team

Career NFL statistics

Games Played:	191
Games Started:	175

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Kevin Glover (born June 17, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a center for the Detroit Lions (1985–1997) and Seattle Seahawks (1998–1999) of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins. He is best known for his time with the Lions' blocking for Barry Sanders, who excelled as one of the greatest rushers in NFL history. During his professional career he was known as one of the best centers of the game.^{[citation needed]}

Career

College

Glover was a first-team All-American (The Sporting News) at Maryland in 1984 and a member of the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame.

National Football League

Almost selected by the New England Patriots, Glover was chosen six picks later by the Lions in the second round of the 1985 NFL Draft.^[1] He played thirteen years with the Lions, making the Pro Bowl three times.^[2]

Post NFL

In 2017, Glover returned to his alma mater at the University of Maryland and became the Director of Player Development.^[3]

References

^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
^ "Where are they now: Kevin Glover". www.detroitlions.com. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ "Kevin Glover - Director of Player Development - Football Support Staff". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

External links

"Kevin Glover Bio". umterps.com. University of Maryland. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.

Detroit Lions 1985 NFL draft selections

Lomas Brown
Kevin Glover
James Johnson
Kevin Hancock
Joe McIntosh
Stan Short
Tony Staten
Scott Caldwell
June James
Clayton Beauford
Kevin Harris
Mike Weaver

v t e Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary Team
Offense Clark (QB) Layne (QB) Sanders (RB) Sims (RB) Walker (RB) Schlesinger (FB) Cogdill (WR) Moore (WR) Sanders (TE) Flanagan (C) Glover (C) Wojciechowicz (C) Gordy (G) Sewell (G) Brown (T) Creekmur (T) Defense Baker (DE) Porcher (DE) Brown (DT) English (DT) Karras (DT) Schmidt (LB) Spielman (LB) Walker (LB) Barney (CB) David (CB) Lane (CB) LeBeau (CB) Blades (S) Christiansen (S) Doll (S) Lary (S) Special Teams Arnold (P) Gray (KR) Hanson (K) Murray (K)

Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary Team

Offense: Clark (QB); Layne (QB); Sanders (RB); Sims (RB); Walker (RB); Schlesinger (FB); Cogdill (WR); Moore (WR); Sanders (TE); Flanagan (C); Glover (C); Wojciechowicz (C); Gordy (G); Sewell (G); Brown (T); Creekmur (T)

Defense: Baker (DE); Porcher (DE); Brown (DT); English (DT); Karras (DT); Schmidt (LB); Spielman (LB); Walker (LB); Barney (CB); David (CB); Lane (CB); LeBeau (CB); Blades (S); Christiansen (S); Doll (S); Lary (S)

Special Teams: Arnold (P); Gray (KR); Hanson (K); Murray (K)

Detroit Lions All-Time Team

Offense

Quarterbacks	Clark (QB) Layne (QB) Stafford (QB)
Backs	Pietrosante (FB) B. Sanders (RB) Schlesinger (FB) Sims (RB) Walker (HB)
Receivers	Cogdill (WR) Johnson (WR) Moore (WR) C. Sanders (TE)

Defense

D-line	Baker (DE) R. Brown (DT) English (DT) Karras (DT) Porcher (DE)
Linebackers	Lucci (LB) Schmidt (LB) Spielman (LB)
Defensive Backs	Barney (CB) Blades (DB) Christiansen (DB) David (DB) Doll (DB) Lane (CB) LeBeau (DB)