Harvey Glance
5/13/2002 12:00:00 AM
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AS A HEAD COACH: ?? 171 All-Americans ?? 12 National Champions ?? Six Olympians ?? 1993 Southeastern Conference Female Athlete of the Year, Juliet Campbell ?? 2000 SEC Cross Country MVP, David Kimani ?? 2001 Indoor SEC Athlete of the Year, David Kimani ?? 2001 SEC Cross Country MVP, David Kimani ?? 2001 World University Games Long Jump Gold Medalist, Miguel Pate ?? 2002 SEC XC Co-Freshman of the Year, Peter Etoot AS AN ATHLETE: ?? Three-time member of U.S. Olympic Team, including team captain in 1980 and ??84 ?? Gold medal winner in 1976 Olympics as part of 4x100m relay team ?? Won Gold Medals in Pan American Games, the World Cup, the Goodwill Games and the World Championships ?? 16-time All-American ?? 100 meter dash world record holder (1976) ?? 100 yard dash world record holder (1978) |
Harvey Glance
Head Coach
hglance@ia.ua.edu
* 10th Season at Alabama
Former World class sprinter Harvey Glance, a 16-time All-American, three-time Olympian and 1976 gold medal winner is beginning his tenth season as the head coach of the men's track and field team at the University of Alabama. Since Glance has taken over the reigns of the men's program at the Capstone, the Crimson Tide has found themselves ranked among the nation's best in cross country and indoor and outdoor track.
Glance turned the Crimson Tide's track program around in just a short period of time. In his third season, he saw 21 of 24 competitors who made the travel roster, set personal best times and marks, and established numerous school records and top ten performances.
During his first nine seasons at the Capstone he has coached 66 All-Americans, including 15 in the 2002 season. He has also coached 35 conference champions, 22 new school records, and eight national champions.
Track fans around the world understand the synonymous relationships between track and the name Harvey Glance. When you think of one, the other automatically comes to mind. He is the greatest sprinter in the history of the the state of Alabama and his name is forever etched in the record books for being the fastest man in the world. In 1976 he he held the world record for the 100-meter dash and in 1978 he held the world record for the 100-yard dash.
He still holds the Southeastern Conference record in the 220-yard dash and as part of Auburn's 4x100 yard relay team. He is also still the co-holder of the fastest 100-yard dash in the SEC. During his collegiate career, he was an NCAA Champion in three events; the 60-yard dash, and the 100 and 200-meter dashes.
As head track coach, Glance feels his most important responsibility to his athletes is to see that they leave the University of Alabama with a diploma. He feels his second most important responsibility is that his athletes leave Alabama as stronger individuals. Glance compares being a head coach to being the father of a large family. "When you are a child, you don't understand discipline and rules," said Glance. "As you grow and mature the discipline is appreciated and understood."
In his 14 years of coaching, Glance has tutored athletes to 164 All-American honors. His impressive list includes such stars as Tim Broe, Ron Bramlett, Kenneth Fambro, David Kimani, Miguel Pate, Cori Loving, Jeremy Taylor, Latonel Williams and the Distance Medley Relay and the 4x400 Relay teams. All have earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championships. Glance guided the 1993 SEC Female Athlete of the Year, Juliet Campbell while at Auburn. The most recent feather in his cap was Broe qualifying for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Broe qualified for the finals event where he finished 11th.
He also coached Auburn's Craig Hepburn, Samuel Matete and Victor Houston to Olympic competition. Bryan Howard, Clark Humphreys, and Alabama's Tim Broe, David Kimani and Ron Bramlett won national championship titles under Glance's direction in the 55 meter dash indoors, the pole vault outdoors, the outdoor 3k meter steeplechase, the indoor 3k and 5k and the outdoor 110m hurdles respectively. Overall, eight of Glance's track athletes have won NCAA titles in the past ten years. During the 1995-96 track season, Glance's track team earned 14 All-American honors, which was the most honors ever won in one season until he eclipsed that mark in the 2002 season when his athletes accumulated 15 All-American honors. Also in 2002, he led the Tide to its highest national indoor ranking when they finished second. In addition to his great success, Glance has coached highly successful international track programs. During the summer of 1999 Glance was the head coach of the men's track team at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. The U.S. led in total medals won with 295. In 1994, Glance coached the World Junior Team in Lisbon, Portugal. The team won five gold, eight silver and four bronze medals, making it one of the most successful teams ever. In the summer of 1997, Glance was the head men's track coach for Team USA at the World University Games in Sicily, Italy. The team won four gold, five silver and eight bronze medals. He was an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France and most recently coached the 2006 World junior Team in Beijing.
He is currently a member of the Executive Committee for the Alabama Sports Festival, a position he began in 1992. In 1998, Glance was elected to the Board of Directors for the Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Club and Special Olympics organizations, proving his dedication and willingness to give back to the community. Glance was also selected as the chairman of USA Track and Field's 100 meter sprint committee.
In 1996, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. His list of accolades continues to grow. In 2002 he was named one of the top 100 State of Alabama's Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century. His rank of 27th was based on his career statistics, level of achievement, competition and longevity. He was also No. 23 on Sports Illustrated's List of the 50 Greatest Sports Figures from the state of Alabama. The former world record holder in the 100 yard dash is a native of Phenix City, Alabama.
Glance's Career Capsule
Date Hired: September 1, 1997
Hometown: Phenix City, Alabama
High School: Central High School
Education:
?? B.S. Health & Human Performance (Auburn University, 1991)
Coaching Experience:
?? September 1997 - Present
Head Track Coach University of Alabama
?? September 1991 - June 1997
Head Track Coach Auburn University
?? 1990-91
Assistant Track Coach Auburn University
?? 1988-89
Vol. Track Coach Tempe High School (Tempe, Arizona)
Accomplishments:
- 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist 4x100 Meter Relay
- 1976 NCAA Champion 60 yard, 100 and 200 meter dashes
- 1976 World Record Holder 100 meter dash
- 1977 SEC Champion 60 yard, 100 and 200 meter dashes
- 1977 NCAA Champion 100 meter dash
- 1978 SEC Champion 60 yard, 100 and 200 meter dashes
- 1979 Pan-American Games Gold Medalist 100 meter dash and 4x100 relay
- 1980 Olympic Team Captain
- 1984 Olympic Team Member
- 1985 World Cup Gold Medalist 4x100 meter relay
- 1986 Goodwill Games Gold Medalist 4x100 meter relay
- 1987 World Championships Gold Medalist 4x100 meter relay
- 1988 Olympic Team Liaison
- 1988 Vice President of USA Track and Field
- 1988 President of Athletes Advisory Committee
- 1988 United States Olympic Committee Board of Directors
- 1992 Member of Executive Committee Alabama Sports Festival
- 1994 Head Coach U.S. World Junior Team
- 1996 Member Advisory Council U.S. Olympic Team
- 1996 Inducted to Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
- 1999 Head Coach Pan-American Games
- 2000 United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Apparel Committee
- 2003 World Championship Team
- 2006 World Junior Team - Beijing
- 2008 Olympic Coach - Beijing
