Joining the team on the field for the opening coin toss at the Baylor vs. Stephen F. Austin game on Saturday, August 31, will be honorary team captain, Bill Glass Sr.

Glass was Baylor football’s first unanimous All-American in 1956, playing offensive guard for a team that finished 9-2 and upset second-ranked Tennessee, 13-7, in the Sugar Bowl. A first-round draft pick and 12th pick overall, he played 11 seasons in the NFL with the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns and was a four-time Pro Bowl pick.

Inducted into the College Football, Texas Sports and Baylor Halls of Fame, Glass went to the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary during his NFL off-seasons and started his own ministry in 1969 that is now Bill Glass: Behind the Walls. Through his prison ministry, more than 1 million men, women and juvenile offenders have accepted Christ. Bill Glass Ministries hosted a 50th Anniversary Celebration at McLane Stadium earlier this month, featuring special guest speaker, Roger Staubach and many other football legends.

Bill and his wife, Mavis, make their home in the Dallas area and have three grown children, Billy Jr., Bobby and Mindy, along with eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Join us this Saturday as we welcome Bill Glass back to McLane Stadium!

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