Glen Carberry

Glen Michael "Judge" Carberry (April 10, 1896 – February 19, 1976), sometimes listed as Glenn Carberry, was an American football player.

Glen Carberry
Personal information
Born:(1896-04-10)April 10, 1896
Ames, Iowa, U.S.
Died:February 19, 1976(1976-02-19) (aged 79)
New York, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Ames
College:Notre Dame
Position:End
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

Early years, military, and college

A native of Ames, Iowa, he played college football for Notre Dame and was captain of the 1922 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.[1]

He also served in the infantry in World War I, attained the rank of lieutenant.[2] After 11 months of service in France, he was injured in the explosion of an ammunition dump and was hospitalized for three weeks. He suffered a shattered ear drum.[3]

Professional football

He also played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as an end for the Buffalo All-Americans in 1923, the Buffalo Bisons in 1924, and the Cleveland Bulldogs in 1925.[4] He was selected by Guy Chamberlin to the 1923 All-Pro Team.[5]

Coaching career

Carberry was the head coach of the St. Bonaventure football team in 1924 and 1925. He then joined Jim Crowley's staff at Michigan Agricultural, serving as line coach. When Crowley moved to Fordham in 1933, Carberry followed and served as Fordham's line coach. At Fordham, Carberry helped developed the offensive line that became known as the Seven Blocks of Granite.[2]

Later years

After retiring from football, Carberry worked as an attorney for the Veterans Administration in New York. He retired in 1965. He died from respiratory failure in 1976 at age 79.[2]

References
  1. "Substitute Player Is Made a Captain". The Muskogee Times-Democrat. February 23, 1922. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Glen Carberry, 79, College Star, Coach". Asbury Park Press. February 21, 1976. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Notre Dame Captain Faces Big Task". Morning Examiner. October 27, 1922. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Glenn Carberry". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  5. John Hogrogian (1983). "All-Pros of 1923" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Pro Football Researchers. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
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