In 1958 he spent nine months in hospital, suffering from tuberculosis – a condition which effectively ended his playing career.
[2][3][4] Glynn joined Drumcondra in January 1949 and helped the club win the League of Ireland title in his first season.
He scored the fifth from a penalty kick, which according to legend, burst the net and knocked out a seventeen year old fan in the crowd.
[4] Glynn joined Shelbourne for the 1956–57 season where he again finished as the club top scorer with 12 league goals.
Glynn scored the winner for the Republic after finishing off a move started by Peter Farrell and Tommy Eglington.