Frankie Glenn, (Class of 1958):

Mays High School Football Team -- Identified from left to right: First Row -- Harry Jones, Charlie Marshall, James McFadden, unknown, Dennis Bohler, Curtis Young, Willie Spencer, Victor Jones, unknown, unknown. Second Row -- unknown, unknown, E.J. Coney, Curtis Armstrong, Emory Collier, Roy Harris, unknown, Richmond Coleman, unknown, Homeroom Jackson. Third Row -- Leroy Axem, Frankie Glenn, Willie Clarington, Harvey Langston, Jimmy Miller, Harvey Cooper, Frank Woods, Milton Robinson, unknown, Carl Woodard, Ransom Hill, Eugene Bryant, unknown.

Frankie Glenn (‘58)

 Athletic Contributions:

Track: 1956, 1957, 1958

Basketball: 1956, 1957, 1958

Football: 1955, 1956, 1957

Frankie Glenn, (Class of 1958):

 Frankie graduated from Mays High School in 1958. While attending high school, Frankie was a 3 sport athlete, participating in Football, Basketball, and track.

A 3-year starter, he was a record-setting halfback for the Mays Rams football team, on conference championship Ram teams that compiled a 22-4-1 record during his three seasons. Frankie is considered one of the best running backs the school has ever seen.

Rewrote the Mays High record books with many milestones, including school single-sea-son records for most points scored and most TDs scored, 138 and 22, respectively.  He set school records for a single season in rushing with 1,519 yards in 1957. The record was subsequently broken by Cecil Young (1,565 two years later). He also set the school record for touchdowns in a single season with 22. His ‘57 Rams went 9-1 and outscored opponents 313-37 while taking the conference runner-up. He gained more than 200 yards rushing in a game against Attucks. He rushed over 100 yards in nine of ten starts, and scored four touchdowns in one game. He went on to become an All-Conference player and was selected to the All-State team. Despite incomplete newspaper records from the era, it has been determined he scored more than 240 points during his career. He was also the team’s leading rusher for 2 out of 3 seasons with the Rams. As a junior he rushed for 833 yards and scored 11 touchdowns. All of his hard work and great ability came to a fitting climax his senior year when he was voted the team’s Most Valuable Player of the Year.

Frankie was a sprinter on the MHS track team for 3 years. In high school, he competed in the 100-yard dash, the 440-yard relay, the 880-yard relay and the sprint medley relay. He set school records in several events. It is documented that he ran the 100-yard dash in 10 flat frequently and his opposition’ pushed him to a 9.8 on occasion. In his senior year (1958), Frankie placed fourth in the 100-yard dash at the Dillard relay meet and helped the Rams set a meet record with a 1:33 880 relay win. The team consisted of Curtis Armstrong, Harvey Langston, David Clark and Frankie.

That same year he tied Leon Kirby of Dillard High of Fort Lauderdale for first place in the 100-yard dash in ten seconds flat in a dual track meet with Dillard. Frankie’s best time in the 100-yard dash was 9.8 seconds. He also ran a wind-aided 100-yard dash in 9.6 seconds. Frankie won numerous conference and regional championships. He was part of several relay records. He also participated in the State Track Meet throughout his high school career.

As a basketball player, Frankie played three years of basketball, playing one year for the varsity team after playing on the junior varsity squad (often called “JV”) his sophomore and junior seasons. Played a key reserve role for the Rams as a guard. Following his graduation, he was offered a football scholarship to Florida A&M University. In college, his career ended before it ever truly began. Frankie, who, for one reason or another, never played a down in college.

Here’s a list of the awards Glenn has received:

Three Sport Athlete from 1955-1958 in Football, Basketball and Track.

1955 Member of the Conference Championship team

1956 Member of the Conference Championship team

1956 Rushed for 833 yards and 11 touchdowns

1956 All-Conference as a Junior

1957 Member of the Conference Runner Up team

1957 Rushed for 1,519 yards and 22 touchdowns

1957 All-Conference and All State as a Senior

1957 Named MVP in football senior year

1958 Signed Full Football Scholarship to Florida A&M University

Led team to 1955 and 1956 Conference Titles

Led football teams to record of 22-4-1

Alonzo Hardy

 

Mays High School Football Team. Take magnifying glass, see if you can identify the players. 1957. 
Most members of the 1957-58 Mays High School varsity football team have been identified. They are, from left, first row, Harry Jones, Charlie Marshall, James McFadden, unknown, Dennis Bohler, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown; second row, unknown, unknown, Ernest Coney, Curtis Armstrong, Emory Collier, Roy Harris, unknown, unknown, unknown, Homeroom Jackson; third row, unknown, Frankie Glenn, Willie Clarington, Harvey Langston, Jimmy Miller, Harvey Cooper, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Carl Woodard, Ransom Hill, Eugene Bryant and unknown. Photo courtesy of Otis Armstrong, class of 1962

 

Pictured left to right: Standing at left is Athletic director Carl Hanna, Frankie Glenn, Curtis Armstrong, Emory Collier, and coach Rufus Tribble standing at right. Kneeling in front is coach Jimmy Anders. 56 Photo courtesy of Otis Armstrong, class of 1962.

 

1957-1958 Mays High School Varsity Track Team. Frankie is sitting in the front row, sixth from the left. Photo courtesy of Barbara Cole Thomas, class of 1963

 

 

Mays High School Varsity Basketball Team. Team members, from left to right: Jimmy Miller, Thomas Brown, Willie Spencer, Curtis Armstrong, Curtis Baker, Wilbert Bryant, Frankie Glenn, Herman Anderson, Harry Jones and coach James Anders. Photo courtesy of Wilbert Bryant, class of 1958

 

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