Glenn Scott Cameron (born February 21, 1953) is an American former college and professional football player who was a

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in the

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(NFL) for eleven seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. Cameron played college football for the

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, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL.

Early life

Cameron was born in

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in 1953.Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players
Glenn Cameron
Retrieved July 2, 2010. He attended

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,databaseFootball.com, Players
Glenn Cameron
. Retrieved June 1, 2010. and he was a star high school football player for the Coral Gables Cavaliers.

College career

Cameron accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the

in Gainesville, Florida, where he played linebacker for coach

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team from 1971 to 1974.
2012 Florida Football Media Guide
'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 76, 87, 95, 97, 98, 102, 104, 121, 1443, 158, 176 (2012). Retrieved September 17, 2012. Cameron was a first-team All-

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(SEC) selection and an

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third-team All-American in 1974. Cameron graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in management in 1976, and returned to earn a J.D. degree in 1987. He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1984. The sportswriters of ''The Gainesville Sun'' ranked him as one of the 100 greatest Gators (No. 43) of the first century of Florida football in 2006.

Professional career

Cameron was chosen by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round (14th pick overall) of the

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, and he spent his entire eleven-year NFL career with the Bengals, playing from to .National Football League, Historical Players
Glenn Cameron
Retrieved June 1, 2010. He was a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Bengals team that played in Super Bowl XVI in . During his eleven-season career with the Bengals, he played in 159 games, started in eighty-four of them, intercepted five passes, and recovered three fumbles.

Life after the NFL

Cameron is now a practicing, board certified trial lawyer and partner in the law firm of Cameron & Marroney PLLC, in

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.Cameron & Marroney PLL

References

Bibliography

* Carlson, Norm, ''University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators'', Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). . * Golenbock, Peter, ''Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory'', Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). . * Hairston, Jack, ''Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told'', Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). . * McCarthy, Kevin M.,
Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football
', Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). . * McEwen, Tom, ''The Gators: A Story of Florida Football'', The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama (1974). . * Nash, Noel, ed., ''The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football'', Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). . {{DEFAULTSORT:Cameron, Glenn 1953 births Living people Coral Gables Senior High School alumni American football linebackers Cincinnati Bengals players Florida Gators football players Florida lawyers Sportspeople from Coral Gables, Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law alumni Players of American football from Miami