Glenn Scobey Warner

Glenn Scobey Warner (April 5, 1871 – September 7, 1954) was an American football coach, also known as Pop Warner. During his 44-year career as a head coach (1895?1938), Warner had 319 major NCAA college football wins. He also help started the popular youth American football organization, Pop Warner Little Scholars.

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April 5 - 1871 - September 7 - 1954 - American football - NCAA - College football - Pop Warner Little Scholars

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Glenn Scobey Warner was born in Springville, New York. Warner attended and played football for Cornell University. As captain of the Cornell football team, he obtained the nickname "Pop" because he was older than most of his teammates. After graduating from Cornell, Warner was hired by the University of Georgia as its new head football coach in 1895. During his first year in coaching, the University of Georgia's entire student body consisted of 248 students, and only 13 of those were in the football team. As a result, Warner's first Georgia team had 3 wins against 4 loses. The following year, the University of Georgia rehired Warner and the team had an undefeated season. (4 wins and 0 losses)

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Springville, New York - Cornell University - University of Georgia

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After his stint in Georgia, Warner returned to Cornell to coach football for two seasons. He then coached at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania for 1899-1903, returned to Cornell for three seasons, and returned again to Carlisle in 1907. During his second tenure in Carlisle, Warner coached one of the most famous American athletes, Jim Thorpe. In 1914, Warner was hired by the University of Pittsburgh, coaching his teams to 33 straight major wins and two national championships. The next team Warner coached was at Stanford University, where his teams won three Rose Bowl games. Warner's final coaching job was at Temple University where he coached for 5 years until retiring in 1938.

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Carlisle Indian Industrial School - Pennsylvania - Jim Thorpe - University of Pittsburgh - Stanford University - Rose Bowl - Temple University

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Warner brought many innovative playing mechanics to college football such as the screen play, spiral punt, single- and double-wing formations, numbering players' jerseys, and the use of shoulder and thigh pads. Warner died on September 7, 1954 in Palo Alto, California.

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Palo Alto - California

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