Ohio Glory

The Ohio Glory played one season (1992) in the World League of American Football, which later became NFL Europe.

Ohio Glory
Ohio Glory logo
Year founded1992
Year retired1992
CityColumbus, Ohio
Team colorsBlue, Red, White
              
Franchise W-L-T recordRegular Season: 1-9

Columbus, Ohio was awarded the WLAF franchise after the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks posted an 0-10 season. Ohio did not do much better, posting 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 in 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.

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 1: Orlando Thunder 13, Ohio 9

Week 2: Sacramento Surge 17, Ohio 6

Week 3: Orlando Thunder 28, Ohio 3

Week 4: Montreal Machine 31, Ohio 20

Week 5: San Antonio Riders 17, Ohio 0

Week 6: Barcelona Dragons 20, Ohio 10

Week 7: Ohio 20, Frankfurt Galaxy 17

Week 8: New York/New Jersey Knights 39, Ohio 33 (OT)

Week 9: Sacramento Surge 21, Ohio 7

Week 10: Birmingham Fire 27, Ohio 24

Personnel

Staff
1992 Ohio Glory staff
Front office
  • Team Owner – World League of American Football (WLAF)
    (league owned)
  • Team President/General Manager – Peter Hadhazy
  • Rob Lachey - Equipment Manager

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator,
    & Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Wally English
  • Running Backs/Tight Ends – Joe Viadella
  • Offensive Line – Barry Pettyjohn
 Defensive coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Bill Hickman - Head Trainer
  • Marv Pollins - Assistant Trainer
  • Christopher Kaeding, M.D. - Team Physician

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Roster
1992 Ohio Glory roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

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

 Operation Discovery
  • Vacant


Rookies in italics

References
  1. 1992 WLAF Official Media Guide.
  2. "1992 Ohio Glory team information". oocities.org. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
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