Glenn Presnell

Glenn Emery "Press" Presnell (July 28, 1905 – September 13, 2004) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.

He set the NFL single-season scoring record in 1933 and led the league in total offense.

Born in Gilead, Nebraska, Presnell attended DeWitt High School and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

In 1925, Presnell led Nebraska to a 14–0 victory over an Illini team that included the "Galloping Ghost", Red Grange.

"[2] Presnell was selected as a first-team player on the 1927 College Football All-America Team.

Presnell was a halfback in Ironton's single wing offense and also played on defense at what would later be considered the safety position.

Presnell threw a touchdown pass to Gene Alford and then kicked the extra point to give Ironton a 13–12 victory over a Giants team that finished in second place in the NFL.

[3] Following the 1933 season, Presnell was selected as a first-team All-NFL player by the NFL, the United Press, and Collyers Eye Magazine.

Presnell later recalled: "Mr. Richards, the owner, the day I was up there and signed my contract, he said: 'There's a table out there in the next office covered with uniforms.

He combined with Dutch Clark, Ace Gutowsky, and Ernie Caddel to lead the Lions to a second-place finish in 1934.

[13] In 1944 Presnell served as backs coach at the North Carolina Pre-Flight School.

Presnell featured on a 1934 Detroit Lions game program.