Glen Hepburn
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Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
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| Positions | End, linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 4, 1938 |
| Died | September 12, 1968 (aged 29) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Boys Town (NE) |
| College | Nebraska Butler CC Nebraska–Omaha |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Gleanville Ervin Hepburn[1] (November 4, 1938 – September 12, 1968) was an American football end and linebacker who played five seasons for the Omaha Mustangs in the Professional Football League of America (PFLA) and Continental Football League (COFL). He died on September 12, 1968, following head injuries received during a game against the Michigan Arrows.
Hepburn was born on November 4, 1938,[2] though the year has been listed by some sources to be 1937 or 1936. He moved to Boys Town, Nebraska, following his graduation from Father Flanagan's Boys' Home.[3] He attended high school at Boys Town, which led to him being offered a scholarship from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. A school spokesman at Boys Town described him as, "was one of the finest boys ever to attend Boys’ Town. He's well remembered here and not just because he worked here. He was one of the first Negro boys to be elected mayor and maybe the best football player ever."[1] He played one season for Nebraska's freshman football team, the Cornhuskers. An article by the Lincoln Journal Star called him an "outstanding freshman lineman at Nebraska U. in 1956".[4] Shortly afterwards he transferred to Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas, where he attended until 1961. Afterwards he moved to Nebraska–Omaha. He was listed by The Benson Sun as a potential JV award candidate.[5] He graduated following 1962; he was ruled ineligible to play for the season.[2]
