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Position: | Defensive tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | March 31, 1967
Died: | June 28, 1998 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | (aged 31)
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 282 lb (128 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | West Jefferson (LA) |
College: | Houston |
NFL draft: | 1989 / Round: 5 / Pick: 131 |
Career history | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Glenn Steven Montgomery (March 31, 1967 – June 28, 1998) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL).
Montgomery grew up in a poverty-stricken area and starred at West Jefferson High School in Harvey, Louisiana. His brother, Sean, a member of the U.S. Junior Olympic wrestling team, developed problems related to schizophrenia. [1] To help his brother, Montgomery accepted a scholarship to Houston, where his 12 sacks during his 1988 senior season was one short of a team record. Concerned about the welfare of his brother, he almost left the school, but he was talked out of it by the coaches.
The 6-foot (1.8 m), 283-pound Montgomery was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the fifth round of the 1989 NFL Draft. [2] He became a starter by 1993. Despite his lack of height for his position, Montgomery steadily grew into a defensive force throughout his seven years with Houston.
In 1996, Montgomery was traded from the Oilers to the Seattle Seahawks. [3]
Montgomery was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease in July 1997 and died of the disease in Dallas, Texas on June 28, 1998. He was 31 years old. [4]
He founded the Glenn Montgomery Foundation, which helped patients coping with the disease.
In the months before his death, Montgomery had been working with a Houston television reporter on a series about the effects of the disease. The Houston Muscle Team Dinner, held shortly after Montgomery died, was dedicated to him. The event attracted more than 450 people and raised $107,000 to benefit MDA programs throughout the Texas Gulf Coast area. [5]