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Glenn Foley
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Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1970-10-10) October 10, 1970 (age 53)
Woburn, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Cherry Hill East (NJ)
College:Boston College
NFL draft:1994 / Round: 7 / Pick: 208
Career history
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT:12–16
Passing yards:2,469
Passer rating:67.2
Player stats at PFR · ArenaFan.com

Glenn Foley (born October 10, 1970) is a former American football quarterback. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Jets from 1994 to 1998 and the Seattle Seahawks in 1999 and in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the New Jersey Gladiators in 2002.[1]

Early life

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Foley played high school football at Cherry Hill High School East in his hometown of Cherry Hill, New Jersey.[2]

Boston College

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Foley attended Boston College and played for the Boston College Eagles football team. In 1993, he led the Eagles in a 41–39 upset over previously undefeated Notre Dame and a victory over Virginia Cavaliers in the 1994 Carquest Bowl. To finish the season, he received 180 votes for the Heisman Trophy, finishing in fifth place.[3]

  • 1990: 182/349 for 2,189 yards with 11 touchdowns and 21 interceptions
  • 1991: 153/298 for 2,222 yards with 21 touchdowns and 17 interceptions
  • 1992: 146/265 for 2,231 yards with 15 touchdowns and 12 interceptions
  • 1993: 222/363 for 3,397 yards with 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions

NFL career

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Entering the 1994 NFL draft Foley worked out for almost all the teams in the NFL at the February scouting combine in Indianapolis.[4]

Before the draft, Foley was rated by Miami Herald sports writer Alex Marvez[5] and by Charles Bricker of the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel[6] as the draft's third-best quarterback behind Heath Shuler and Trent Dilfer. NFL analyst Mel Kiper also rated Foley as the third-best quarterback in the draft,[7] whilst The Californian rated him fourth behind Shuler, Dilfer, and Idaho’s Doug Nussmeier.[8] Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, however, did not rate Foley among the five best quarterbacks available.[9] Those who had played against Foley in college had doubts about his size, durability, and consistency as a short passer,[10] and Bricker said that Foley would not be chosen before the fourth round.[6]

Foley was ultimately selected in the seventh round of the draft and played sporadically for the Jets from 1994 to 1998.[11] From 1996 to 1998 he threw for 2,013 yards with 10 touchdowns and 14 interceptions during that three-season span.[12] Foley was the Jets' starting quarterback to open the 1998 season, but injuries resulted in Vinny Testaverde taking the starting job.[13]

Foley was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in 1999.[13] He was released in a cost-cutting move during the Seahawks' final cuts before the 2000 season.[14]

Post–playing career

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Foley worked at Sports Radio 950 AM in Philadelphia from August 2006[15] until March 2008 when WPEN joined ESPN Radio.[16]

Foley was also camp director at Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania.[13] In 2010, he served as the academy's head football coach. In his only season as head coach he led the team to an 8–0 record. After leaving Valley Forge, Foley worked as an instructor for Football University.[17]

Personal life

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Foley's father, Ed Sr., was a quarterback for Boston College from 1963 to 1965. His brother, Ed Jr. is, as of 2021, the Assistant Special Teams Coach of the NFL's Carolina Panthers. In the past Ed has Coached at Baylor and Temple, acting as recruiting coordinator for the Temple Owls and was the head coach of the Fordham Rams from 2004 to 2005.

Foley, married to his wife Theresa, has four boys and a daughter.[13] As of 2011, Foley lives in Maryland.[17]

References

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  1. ^ Gladiators sign Glenn Foley Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, AFL Press Release. Accessed May 15, 2009.
  2. ^ Glenn Foley Archived February 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Accessed December 11, 2007.
  3. ^ Vega, Michael (October 24, 2003). "Till the echoes ring again". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  4. ^ Toll, Matt (April 18, 1994). "With Draft Looming, Foley Sees His Height as a Silly Concern". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. pp. S7–S8.
  5. ^ Marvex, Alex; Long, Gary (April 22, 1994). "Where Will Ward Go? Seminoles' Star Has Many Options". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 3D.
  6. ^ a b Bricker, Charles (April 21, 1994). "NFL Draft Day Isn't the Same for Rookie QBs". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. D1.
  7. ^ Maffei, John (April 22, 1994). "NFL Draft Now a Prime-Time Extravaganza". North County Times. Oceanside, California. p. C-4.
  8. ^ "NFL Draft: Top Prospects". The Californian. Temecula, California. April 24, 1994. p. B-5.
  9. ^ Thomas, Jim (April 17, 1994). "Top Guns: Shuler, Dilfer Are the Cream of the QB Crop". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 10F.
  10. ^ Bozich, Rick (April 23, 1994). "Cards' Defensive Coach Has the Skinny on Draft's Top QB's". Louisville Courier-Journal. pp. B1, B5.
  11. ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  12. ^ "Glenn Foley College & Pro Football Statistics - Totalfootballstats.com". totalfootballstats.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  13. ^ a b c d Parziale, James (October 10, 2009). "Former Jets quarterback Glenn Foley is back from the darkness". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on October 13, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  14. ^ "Bucs Sign Safety Vance". Orlando Sentinel. August 29, 2000. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  15. ^ Greater Media, Inc. - Greater Media's Sports Talk 950 WPEN Signs former NFL Quarterback Glenn Foley to be On-Air in Philly Archived October 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "WPEN to carry ESPN radio shows | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/19/2008". Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
  17. ^ a b "Glenn Foley resigns as Valley Forge coach". philly-archives. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
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