Glen Doris Wolfe (June 24, 1939 – September 29, 2015) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State University from 1975 to 1977, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College from 1978 to 1990, and Georgia Military College in 1991. At Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, he led his teams to a record of 110–18–3 and two NJCAA National Football Championships, in 1980 and 1986.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 24, 1939 Holdenville, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | September 29, 2015 (aged 76) Rogers, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1959–1960 | Murray State (OK) |
| 1961–1962 | East Central |
| Position(s) | Fullback, halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1963 | Pawnee HS (OK) (assistant) |
| 1964–1965 | Lindsay HS (OK) (assistant) |
| 1966–1970 | Holdenville HS (OK) |
| 1971–1974 | Moore HS (OK) |
| 1975–1977 | Northwestern Oklahoma State |
| 1978–1990 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M |
| 1991 | Georgia Military |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–21–1 (college) 114–23–3 (junior college) |
| Bowls | 7–3 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NJCAA National (1980, 1986) | |
Wolfe was born on June 24, 1939, in Holdenville, Oklahoma.[1] He graduated from Shawnee High School in Shawnee, Oklahoma and later earned degrees from Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma and from East Central State College—now known as East Central University—in Ada, Oklahoma. He played football at both Murray State and East Central.[2]
Wolfe began his coach career in 1963 at Pawnee High School in Pawnee, Oklahoma as an assistant to head football coach Lee Horne.[3] In 1964, he moved to Lindsay High School in Lindsay, Oklahoma, where he was an assistant football coach for two seasons. In 1966, he was hired as head football coach at Holdenville High School in Holdenville, Oklahoma.[4] After five seasons at Holdenville, Wolfe resigned to take on the same role at Moore High School in Moore, Oklahoma.[5]
Wolfe was hired as head football coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State in 1975, succeeding Bobby Thompson.[6] After three seasons at Northwestern Oklahoma State, he took on the same role at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.[7] Following his 13-year tenure at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, Wolfe was hired as the head football coach at Georgia Military College, which had not fielded a football team since 1959.[8][9] Wolfe resigned after one season because of budgets cuts and was succeeded by the team's defensive coordinator, Robert Nunn.[10]
Wolfe died on September 29, 2015, in Rogers, Arkansas.[11]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers (Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference) (1975–1977) | |||||||||
| 1975 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 2–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1976 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 4–5–1 | 1–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1977 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 4–7 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| Northwestern Oklahoma State: | 10–21–1 | 1–11–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 10–21–1 | ||||||||
Junior college
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen (NJCAA independent) (1978–1990) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1979 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 8–2 | W Beef Empire Classic | ||||||
| 1980 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 10–0 | W Garland-Texas Bowl | ||||||
| 1981 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 9–1 | L Rodeo Bowl | ||||||
| 1982 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 9–1 | W Garland-Texas Bowl | ||||||
| 1983 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 9–0–1 | W Garland-Texas Bowl | ||||||
| 1984 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1985 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 7–3 | L Mid-American Bowl | ||||||
| 1986 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 11–0 | W Mid-American Bowl | ||||||
| 1987 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 9–2 | W Mid-American Bowl | ||||||
| 1988 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 9–1 | W Mid-American Bowl | ||||||
| 1989 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 8–2 | L Dixie Rotary Bowl | ||||||
| 1990 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 8–2 | |||||||
| Northeastern Oklahoma A&M: | 110–18–3 | ||||||||
| Georgia Military Bulldogs (NJCAA independent) (1991) | |||||||||
| 1991 | Georgia Military | 4–5 | |||||||
| Georgia Military: | 4–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 114–23–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Glen Wolfe Obituary". Tishomingo, Oklahoma: DeArman-Clark Funeral Home. October 5, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ McGehee, Orval (December 8, 1959). "Soph Gridders Pay Tribute to Steady First Year Back". The Aggielite. Tishomingo, Oklahoma. p. 3. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Coach Horne leads Bears to Tonkawa tomorrow". The Pawnee Chief. Pawnee, Oklahoma. September 12, 1963. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Wright, Tom (September 1, 1966). "Wewoka Nabs Favorite's Role". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 29. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Holdenville Grid Coach Resigning". Okmulgee Daily Times. Okmulgee, Oklahoma. United Press International. April 15, 1971. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Northwestern Selects Wolfe". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. May 11, 1975. p. 2C. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Wolfe To Coach Norsemen". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. January 19, 1978. p. 2C. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Reese, Ernest (January 29, 1991). "Georgia Military hires coach". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. E6. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Thompson, Chuck (August 25, 1991). "GMC revival". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. p. 24, Football '91 section. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Thompson, Chuck (March 4, 1992). "Wolf quits at GMC, Nunn takes over". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. p. 1C. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Tramel, Berry (September 30, 2015). "College football: Former NEO coach Glen Wolfe dies". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
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