He served as the head men's basketball coach at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida from 1957 to 1993 and was the school's athletic director from 1968 to 1990.
[1][2][3] Wilkes attended Mercer University, where he played college basketball from 1946 to 1950.
[6] His son, Glenn Wilkes Jr., is the head women's basketball coach at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.
[7] His grandson, Wyatt, plays college basketball at Florida State University.
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