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Hall of Fame

David Glascock

  • Class
    1952
  • Induction
    1982
  • Sport(s)
    Basketball, Education, Cross Country/Track & Field
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David Glascock, a former ISU coach and Chairman of the Department of Physical Education for Men, was inducted and honored posthumously.
 
Glascock came to Indiana State University in 1924 and served the school as head basketball coach as well as coaching track and cross country. He was named a full professor of Men's Physical Education in 1947 and Chairman of the department the following year. He retired in 1952.
 
A former teacher and coach at Crawfordsville High School and Ogden (Utah) High School, Glascock will probably be best remembered for coaching Crawfordsville High School to the first Indiana State high school tournament basketball championship in 1911. He was named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame for his accomplishments.
 
Glascock was a graduate of Wabash College where he was a member of the varsity football and basketball teams. He also served as vice-president of the freshman class and secretary of the senior class.
  • High School Coach in Indiana, Utah, Illinois and South Dakota 

  • Gold Medal, World War I, Battle of Verdun 

  • Coached First IHSAA Champion in Basketball (1911) 

  • Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame 

  • Administrator at Indiana State University 

  • Chairperson – Department of Physical Education for Men 

  • Inducted into Hall of Fame Inaugural Class October 29, 1982 

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