Edward Tandy McGlasson (born July 11, 1956) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
offensive lineman in the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
(NFL) and pastors the Stadium Vineyard Church in
Anaheim, California
Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-most ...
. Born and raised in Potomac, Maryland, he played for the
Youngstown State Penguins
The Youngstown State Penguins are the athletic teams of Youngstown State University of Youngstown, Ohio. The university is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, and the Penguins compete in football as memb ...
,
Los Angeles Rams, the
New York Jets and the
New York Giants before entering full-time ministry. He has spoken at numerous conferences across the country.
After getting healed from a knee injury that led to his conversion, McGlasson eventually entered the ministry after another knee injury ended his NFL career.
McGlasson has written a book entitled ''The Difference a Father Makes: Calling Out the Magnificent Destiny in Your Children'', published in 2004 by Ampelon Publishing.
Book on publisher's page
Personal
McGlasson and his wife, Jill, live in Orange, California with their five children: Edward, Jessica (her husband Gregory Irwin and granddaughter Isla), Mary, Lukas and Joshua.
References
External links
Stadium Vineyard Church
1956 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Annapolis, Maryland
Players of American football from Anne Arundel County, Maryland
American football centers
Youngstown State Penguins football players
New York Jets players
St. Louis Rams players
New York Giants players
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