Glen was a 1967 graduate of Sheffield High School where he was a three-sport letterman. In football he played end, in basketball center and in track he ran the 440-yard dash, the 880-yard run and was on the mile relay team. In his senior year he was chosen as the captain and the MVP of the track team. In track he set a new state record in the 880 during the state indoor meet and set a new state record running the anchor leg on The Bulldog’s mile relay team during the Alabama Relays in 1967. He led the team to an undefeated season in dual and three-way meets in 1967. After high school Glen was signed a scholarship by Calhoun Community College in Decatur, Alabama where he was captain of both the track and cross-country teams as the Warhawks went undefeated in 1968 and 1969. After offers from several universities in 1969 he signed a track scholarship to Morehead State University, but persistent knee problems prevented him from continuing to compete. Glen excelled as an athlete as well as giving back to the community as he collaborated with members of his graduating class in founding a memorial scholarship award in honor of deceased classmates that has contributed back $25,000 to the school and community since its inception and is currently funded for the next 20 years and beyond. Additionally, he organized and promoted the naming of the track at Sheffield’s Walton Wright Stadium in honor of Coaches A.C Curry and Bill Whitlock.