Freddy Glick
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Fred Glick is a former collegiate and professional American football
safety who attended Colorado State University
. Glick played two seasons in the NFL, with the Chicago Cardinals
in 1959, then went to St. Louis
, along with the team, when it relocated in 1960. Then, he went on to play six seasons in the American Football League
, starting for the Houston Oilers in 1961, when they won their second consecutive AFL Championship. Glick was also an AFL All-Star
in 1962, 1963, and 1964.In 1963 set an AFL single season record with 12 interceptions.In a 1962 game against the Buffalo Bills was credited with an incredible 27 tackles, which may also be an AFL single game record.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
safety who attended Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...
. Glick played two seasons in the NFL, with the Chicago Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
in 1959, then went to St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, along with the team, when it relocated in 1960. Then, he went on to play six seasons in the American Football League
American Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
, starting for the Houston Oilers in 1961, when they won their second consecutive AFL Championship. Glick was also an AFL All-Star
American Football League All-Star games
-All-League Teams:The Sporting News published American Football League All-League Teams for each season played by the American Football League, 1960 through 1969...
in 1962, 1963, and 1964.In 1963 set an AFL single season record with 12 interceptions.In a 1962 game against the Buffalo Bills was credited with an incredible 27 tackles, which may also be an AFL single game record.