Ohio Glory
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The Ohio Glory were a professional American football team in the World League of American Football, playing only in the 1992 season.
Columbus, Ohio, was awarded the WLAF franchise after the Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks posted an 0–10 season. Ohio did not do much better, and posted 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 at 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
| Season | League | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| 1992 | WLAF | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 4th (North American East) | – | – | — | — |
| Total | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | – | – | — |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 22 | at Orlando Thunder | L 9–13 | 0–1 | Florida Citrus Bowl | 10,622 | |
| 2 | March 29 | Sacramento Surge | L 6–17 | 0–2 | Ohio Stadium | 37,837 | |
| 3 | April 5 | Orlando Thunder | L 3–28 | 0–3 | Ohio Stadium | 31,232 | |
| 4 | April 12 | at Montreal Machine | L 20–31 | 0–4 | Olympic Stadium | 28,533 | |
| 5 | April 19 | at San Antonio Riders | L 0–17 | 0–5 | Bobcat Stadium | 10,422 | |
| 6 | April 26 | at Barcelona Dragons | L 10–20 | 0–6 | Montjuic Stadium | 49,675 | |
| 7 | May 2 | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 20–17 | 1–6 | Ohio Stadium | 41,853 | |
| 8 | May 10 | New York/New Jersey Knights | L 33–39 (OT) | 1–7 | Ohio Stadium | 20,513 | |
| 9 | May 16 | at Sacramento Surge | L 7–21 | 1–8 | Hornet Stadium | 21,272 | |
| 10 | May 24 | Birmingham Fire | L 24–27 | 1–9 | Ohio Stadium | 23,020 |
Personnel
Staff
| Front office Team Owner – World League of American Football (WLAF) (league owned) Team President/General Manager – Peter Hadhazy Rob Lachey - Equipment Manager Jeremy Kalef - Video Director Head coaches Head Coach – Larry Little Offensive coaches Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator, & Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Wally English Running Backs/Tight Ends – Joe Viadella Offensive Line – Barry Pettyjohn | Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Secondary - Dennis Thurman Linebackers/Special Teams – Mike Dunlevy Defensive Line – Wally Chambers Strength and conditioning Bill Hickman - Head Trainer Marv Pollins - Assistant Trainer Christopher Kaeding, M.D. - Team Physician |
Roster
| Quarterbacks 14 Greg Frey 11 Babe Laufenberg 6 Pat O'Hara Running backs 20 Amir Rasul 30 Adam Walker 43 Jason Palmer Wide receivers 82 Patrick Jackson 83 Phil Logan 84 Melvin Patterson 85 Walter Wilson Tight ends 88 Randy Bethel | Offensive linemen 76 Mike Graybill T 60 Eric Harmon G 64 Ben Jefferson T 78 Curt Mull G 71 Dustin Quinton T 53 Ken Vines C/G 51 Curtis Wilson C 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 7 Jerry Kauric K 5 Tom Rouen P | Operation Discovery Vacant Rookies in italics |