Glenn Allen Blackwood (born February 23, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Miami Dolphins for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was part of Dolphins' "Killer B's" defense and played in two Super Bowls. Prior to that he played college football for the Texas Longhorn, helping them to an undefeated regular season in 1977 and playing for the national championship in the Cotton Bowl that year.
.jpg) Blackwood pictured in a defensive play for the Dolphins during the 1985 AFC Championship game | |||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||
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| Born: | February 23, 1957 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Winston Churchill (San Antonio, Texas) | ||||||
| College: | Texas | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1979 / Round: 8 / Pick: 215 | ||||||
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Early life edit
Blackwood was born in San Antonio, Texas and graduated from Churchill High School.[1]
College career edit
He attended the University of Texas where he played from 1975 to 1978 and was captain of the 1978 football team.[2] He led the team in interceptions in 1977, when Texas was ranked #1 for most of the season, won the Southwest Conference Championship, fashioned a perfect 11-0 season and played for the National Championship.[3]
Pro Career edit
He was drafted by Miami in the 8th round of the 1979 NFL Draft. He became a starter in his rookie year, and continued to start until the end of his career. In 1980, he led the NFL with four fumble recoveries. He played in Super Bowl XVII and Super Bowl XIX, but lost both games. He was a Dolphins nominee for the NFL Man of the Year and for the Ed Block Award for inspiration, sportsmanship and courage.[3] His brother Lyle Blackwood also played in the NFL, and they were teammates from 1981 through 1986 with the Miami Dolphins. On a Monday night game against Buffalo in 1981, Glenn at strong safety and Lyle at free safety ganged up to put some heavy hits on the Bills’ players, prompting a Miami sportswriter to dub them "The Bruise Brothers." The moniker stuck.[4][5] Blackwood finished his career with 29 interceptions and 13 fumble recoveries. [6] Blackwood was named to the Dolphins' 50 best players in their first 50 seasons in 2015.[3]
Personal life edit
Blackwood owns a home in Wellington, Florida. His son Glenn Jacob "Jake" Blackwood played football at Georgia Tech.[7] Blackwood coached his son in high school, serving as head football coach of The King's Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 2001 and 2002 and as an assistant football coach from 2003 to 2006.[8][9]
References edit
- ^ "Glenn Blackwood". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ^ "Glenn Allen Blackwood". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Glenn Blackwood Texas Hall of Honor". Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Bruise Brothers Want To Make Most Of This Show Blackwood". SunSentinel. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins: The 100 Greatest Players in Team History". bleacher report. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ^ "Glenn Blackwood". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ^ "47 Jake Blackwood". The Official Home of Georgia Tech Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ^ "Sun-Sentinel: Ex-Dolphin Will Coach King's Academy Team". Retrieved 2014-10-15.
- ^ "Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Jackets' NFL Dads Differ in Approach". Retrieved 2014-10-15.