James “Red” Glancy

James “Red” Glancy

Class of 1929
Inducted in 2008

James “Red” Glancy ’29 was a 3-year letterman in football. He won the starting right halfback spot as a junior and scored the game-winning TD in a 7-2 win over Denison. In a 9-7 win over Wooster, he scored on a short TD run, and he ran for 10 yards to start the scoring drive in a 7-0 win over Marshall. His senior year, he played fullback and both halfback spots at various times. He accounted for 20 points on 3 touchdowns and 2 PATs in a 33-0 win over Marietta. In Ohio Wesleyan’s 17-7 win at Michigan, he kicked a 27-yard field goal to wrap up the scoring. “Glancy fooled the Michigan team all afternoon with his runs from left punt formation,” reported The Transcript. Later in the season, Michigan coach Fielding Yost called Ohio Wesleyan the best team they had faced. He returned from a rib injury to start at left halfback at Syracuse in a 6-0 Bishop win. Ohio Wesleyan finished the season with an 8-1 record and shared the Buckeye title with Wittenberg. He was named honorary captain after the season and was a first-team All-Buckeye Conference and All-Ohio (by the Cleveland Plain Dealer) selection.