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Glenn Percy

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Glenn Percy
Biographical details
Born(1928-12-10)December 10, 1928
near Carlyle, Kansas, U.S.
DiedJune 23, 2014(2014-06-23) (aged 85)
Iola, Kansas, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1958-1959Kingman (KS) High School
1960–1961Ponca City HS (OK) (backfield)
1964-1967Field Kindley High School (Coffeyville, KS)
1968–1971Hutchinson HS (KS)
1972–1978Shawnee Mission East HS (KS)
1980-1981Field Kindley HS
1982-1983Wichita West HS (KS)
1984–1988Ottawa
1989–1991Hutchinson
1992–1999Shawnee Mission East HS (KS)
2000Iola HS (KS)
Head coaching record
Overall21–29 (college)
5–22 (junior college)
128-136-5 (high school)

William Glenn Percy (December 10, 1928 – June 23, 2014)[1] was an American football coach. He was the 24th head football coach at the Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas, serving for five seasons, from 1984 to 1988, and compiling a record of 21–29.[2] After working in Ottawa for five seasons, Percy was hired by Hutchinson Community College of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC).

Percy was the head football coach at six Kansas high schools, beginning at Kingman (KS) High School in 1958. He also coached at Hutchinson High School from 1968 to 1971, Wichita West High School from 1982 to 1983[3] and also had two stints at the head football coach at Field Kindley High School in Coffeyville, Kansas from 1964 to 1967 and 1980 to 1981 as well as at Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas, from 1972 to 1978 and 1992 to 1999. He concluded his coaching career at Iola High School in 2000.

Death and honors

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Percy died at his home in Iola, Kansas, on June 23, 2014, at the age of 85.[1] He was posthumously inducted into the Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2018.[4]

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Ottawa Braves (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1984–1988)
1984 Ottawa 5–5 5–4 T–4th
1985 Ottawa 5–5 5–4 5th
1986 Ottawa 2–8 2–7 T–8th
1987 Ottawa 3–7 3–6 T–6th
1988 Ottawa 6–4 5–4 T–4th
Ottawa: 21–29 20–25
Total: 21–29

Junior college

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Hutchinson Blue Dragons (Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference) (1989–1991)
1989 Hutchinson 1–8 1–5 T–6th
1990 Hutchinson 1–8 1–5 T–6th
1991 Hutchinson 3–6 1–5 6th
Hutchinson: 5–22 3–15
Total: 5–22

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References

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  1. ^ a b Senter, Jay (June 28, 2014). "Two-time SM East football coach Glenn Percy passes away at 85". PVPost.com. Prairie Village, Kansas: Prairie Village Post. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "2010 Ottawa University Football Media Guide". Ottawa Braves. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  3. ^ https://www.kansashsfootballhistory.com/coachsearch.cfm
  4. ^ "Percy Named To (Another) Hall Of Fame". The Iola Register. June 11, 2018. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Year-by-Year Summary". Hutchinson Community College Athletics. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference All-Time Football Standings" (PDF). Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. pp. 4–5. Retrieved May 27, 2024.