Dec. 29, 2006
Washington, D.C. - Scotty Glacken,62, head coach of the Georgetown University football program from 1970-92, passed away Wednesday night.
Coach Glacken's family will receive friends for the viewing on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 from 4pm to 8pm at The Church of the Little Flower located at 5607 Massachusetts Avenue in Bethesda, MD. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 12 Noon also at The Church of the Little Flower.
During his 23 years at the helm, the Hoyas finished 10th (1974) and seventh (1978) in balloting for the Lambert Bowl, awarded annually to the best small college team in the East.
Glacken guided the Georgetown program upon its re-entry into the NCAA ranks in 1970 and was a stabilizing force for the program for more than 20 years. He first came to the Hilltop as an assistant to Mush Dubofsky in 1968 and took over as the head coach of the program during the 1969 season. In 1970, when the University decided to upgrade the program from the club level to NCAA Division III status, Glacken was the logical choice.
The 1978 team finished 7-1, the best showing by a Georgetown team since 1939, and came within a single point of finishing the season undefeated. His 1991 team was an offensive juggernaut, rolling up a school record 3,609 yards in total offense as well as a school record 2,868 yards in passing offense.
To this day, he stands as the all-time winningest coach in Georgetown football history, posting a 98-94-2 record for a .510 winning percentage. The Hoyas posted winning records in 15 of his 23 seasons and won at least five games on 12 occasions.
Glacken was a standout high school quarterback at St. John's College High School under Dubofsky. Following his scholastic career, Glacken was one of the finest quarterbacks in the Atlantic Coast Conference. He was named All-ACC as a sophomore and junior and still holds several Blue Devil passing records. In 1963, he finished 11th in the nation in passing and was third in touchdown passes. In addition, he accounted for 1,350 yards in total offense, 19th-best in the nation.
After his standout collegiate career, Glacken played for the Denver Broncos of the American Football League in 1966 and 1967. He guided the Broncos to a 13-7 victory over the Detroit Lions in August of '67, marking the first time an AFL club had ever defeated a team from the established National Football League.
Glacken was inducted into the Georgetown Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002 for his dedicated service to Hoya football and Georgetown Athletics.
