Glenn A. Dennison (born November 17, 1961) is a former

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in the

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for the

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and the 1987

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winning

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. In 1989, He played for the

Amsterdam Crusaders The Amsterdam Crusaders are an American Football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. Together with the Rotterdam Trojans and Alphen Eagles, Amsterdam Crusaders are the oldest surviving Dutch American Football club. Beginnings The Crusaders starte ...

in the Netherlands. He played

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at the

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and was drafted in the second round of the

1984 NFL Draft The 1984 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 1–2, 1984, at the Omni Park Cent ...

College Career & Statistics

Dennison was a three year starter for the

. He established school single season and career receptions records. Team MVP for the National Champion

1983 Miami Hurricanes football team The 1983 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 58th season of football, the independent Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger ...

. Caught two TD passes in the 1984 National Championship game. He was named AP 2nd team All American. Dennison was selected to play in the Shrine All Star Game and the

Senior Bowl The Senior Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game played annually in late January or early February in Mobile, Alabama, which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those players who have completed their college eligibility. Pr ...

. *1981: 29 catches for 270 yards. *1982: 23 catches for 231 yards and 2 touchdowns. *1983: 54 catches for 594 yards and 3 touchdowns. 2 carries for 6 yards.

Professional Career

NFL

Dennison was selected in the 2nd round of the

. As a rookie for the

in 1984, Dennison had 16 catches for 141 yards and 1 touchdown over 9 starts. He is a

champion as a member of the 1987

. He returned to the Jets for the 1988 season.

Europe

In 1989, Dennison signed and played for the

helping the Crusaders to win the Dutch league

Tulip Bowl The Tulip Bowl is the final match in the season of the AFBN Division One, the top division of the American Football Bond Nederland (AFBN). The AFBN is the organisation responsible for American football in the Netherlands. The Tulip Bowl participan ...

championship in 1989 and 1990. He also helped the Crusaders reach the 1989

Eurobowl The Eurobowl was the championship final game of a tournament style playoff to determine the champion of all of the American football leagues in Europe. The tournament featured the top or champion clubs from each countries top league that was cal ...

championship final, before losing 27-23 to the

Legnano Frogs The Legnano Frogs established in 1977, are an American football team from the city of Legnano, in the Metropolitan City of Milan, in Lombardy, Italy. It has black and silver as its social colors, while it has a frog as a symbol, hence the nam ...

from Italy.

Post Football Career

He now works for FCC Environmental in

Plant City, Florida Plant City is an incorporated city in Hillsborough County, Florida, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, approximately midway between Brandon, Florida, Brandon and Lakeland, Florida, Lakeland along Interstate 4. The population was 39,764 at ...

External Links

* Hall of Fame bi

1961 births Living people American football tight ends New York Jets players Washington Redskins players Miami Hurricanes football players People from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania People from Plant City, Florida American expatriate players of American football American expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands {{tightend-1960s-stub