Michael Theodore "Stinger" Glenn (born September 10, 1955) is an American former professional

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player.

College career

He attended Coosa High School. Moving on to

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, Glenn was an All-

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college basketball player, graduating with honors and a B.S. degree in

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(minoring in

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) in 1977.

Professional career

He would go on to play ten seasons (1977–1987) in the

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as a member of the

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, and

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. Drafted twenty-third overall by the

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in 1977, Glenn broke his neck in an offseason auto accident and was released from the team. He battled back to make a quick recovery, though, starting his NBA career later that same year with the Buffalo Braves. In 1978, Glenn signed with the New York Knicks; during his time in New York City, Glenn attended graduate business classes at St. John's University and

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, earning his

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's license. Over the course on his NBA career, Glenn averaged 7.6

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while shooting 54.2% from the field. He was noted for his smooth midrange jump shot, which not only contributed to his high shooting percentage (an amazing mark for a 6'3"

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), but also earned him the nickname "The Stinger" early in his career from his Knicks teammates. In 1981, Glenn received the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for community service.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1977–78 , align="left" , Buffalo , 56 , , - , , 16.9 , , .527 , , - , , .785 , , 1.4 , , 1.4 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 7.9 , - , align="left" , 1978–79 , align="left" ,

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, 75 , , - , , 15.6 , , .541 , , - , , .905 , , 1.1 , , 1.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 7.8 , - , align="left" , 1979–80 , align="left" ,

, 75 , , - , , 10.7 , , .516 , , .200 , , .863 , , 0.9 , , 1.1 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 5.9 , - , align="left" , 1980–81 , align="left" ,

, 82 , , - , , 18.4 , , .558 , , .364 , , .891 , , 1.1 , , 1.3 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 8.2 , - , align="left" , 1981–82 , align="left" ,

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, 49 , , 0 , , 17.0 , , .543 , , .500 , , .881 , , 1.2 , , 1.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 7.7 , - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" ,

, 73 , , 4 , , 15.4 , , .518 , , .000 , , .831 , , 1.2 , , 1.7 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 7.3 , - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" ,

, 81 , , 0 , , 18.6 , , .563 , , .500 , , .800 , , 1.3 , , 2.1 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 8.4 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" ,

, 60 , , 5 , , 18.8 , , .588 , , .000 , , .816 , , 1.4 , , 2.0 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 8.6 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" ,

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, 38 , , 1 , , 15.1 , , .495 , , .000 , , .959 , , 1.5 , , 1.0 , , 0.2 , , 0.1 , , 6.2 , - , align="left" , 1986–87 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , 0 , , 8.5 , , .385 , , .000 , , .714 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 3.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 593 , , 10 , , 16.2 , , .542 , , .286 , , .855 , , 1.2 , , 1.6 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 7.6

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 1980–81 , align="left" ,

, 2 , , - , , 13.0 , , .571 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 2.0 , , 0.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 5.5 , - , align="left" , 1981–82 , align="left" ,

, 2 , , - , , 17.5 , , .714 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 0.5 , , 1.0 , , 1.5 , , 0.0 , , 6.0 , - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" ,

, 3 , , - , , 22.3 , , .545 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 1.7 , , 1.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.0 , , 9.3 , - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" ,

, 5 , , - , , 10.6 , , .357 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 2.0 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" ,

, 10 , , 0 , , 11.4 , , .361 , , .000 , , .833 , , 1.1 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 3.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 22 , , 0 , , 13.4 , , .453 , , .000 , , .905 , , 1.2 , , 0.9 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 4.4

Post-retirement

Since retiring as a basketball player, Glenn has worked as a television analyst, writer, and commissioner of the

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. Because of his business background, Glenn was also employed in the early 1990s by

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as a consultant for the NBA's pre-pension plan. He currently runs the Mike Glenn All-Star Basketball Camp for the Hearing-Impaired, which is the nation's first basketball camp for deaf athletes and is offered every summer, free of charge, to as many as 120 deaf athletes from across the country. He worked as the

' color commentator on

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and FSN from 1992 to 2005, and now serves as the Hawks' pregame and postgame analyst on FSN South. In addition to his basketball-related work, Glenn is also an avid collector of artifacts pertaining to

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. He maintains a large personal library on the subject, and has displayed his collection in exhibits across the country. Using sources from his library, Glenn has written several biographical books on famous African-Americans.

References

Bibliography

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External links

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