Glenn Blackwood​

Glenn Blackwood had a very impressive football career that included regional high school championships, collegiate bowl wins and two Super Bowl games in his ten seasons in the National Football League. As a split end and safety at Winston Churchill High School., he helped the Chargers win a regional championship in 1974, which advanced them to the state quarterfinals. Churchill’s record for that season was 12-1. He has been inducted into the Winston Churchill Hall of Honor.  ​

Blackwood was a three-year starter for the University of Texas and was Team Captain for the 1978 season. He played on Longhorn teams that were Southwest Conference Champions in 1975 and 1977 and that won the ‘75 Astro Bluebonnet Bowl and the ’78 Sun Bowl. He was drafted in the eighth round by the Miami Dolphins with whom he played ten seasons from 1979 through 1988.  He played in 118 regular season games and his 29 career interceptions ranks fourth in team history. He was a Team Captain for six years, the Dolphins Most Valuable Defensive Back in 1981 and received an NFL Player of the Week honor in 1985. ​

Blackwood’s seasons with Miami were highlighted by American Conference Championships in 1983 and 1985 and his play in Super Bowls XVII and XIX alongside his brother Lyle as part of the Bruise Brothers and Killer B’s defense, which was the top-ranked NFL defense in 1983. He was Miami’s representative for NFL Man of the Year in 1986.​