An alert came across my phone this week. Former Cleveland Brown great Bill Glass dies at 86. A flood of memories came over me. Bill Glass was a truly great defensive end on the only Browns team to win an NFL Championship. I was just a kid developing my sports loves when Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown, QB Dr. Frank Ryan, and All-Pro defensive end Bill Glass led the Browns to a title against the Baltimore Colts. Current Browns fans will see the irony in the location of that opponent. Little did I know that 57 years later I would still be waiting for the next championship moment. I obviously have fond football memories of Bill Glass. He is also in the College Football Hall of Fame as a Baylor Bear star. That just added to his status when I adopted the Baylor Bears later in life. His influence on my life was profound and Bill Glass had
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