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![]() Glick in 1958 | |||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Grant, Nebraska, U.S. | May 14, 1930||||||
Died: | February 11, 2015 Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 84)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | La Porte (CO) | ||||||
College: | Colorado State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1956 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 | ||||||
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Gary Galen Glick (May 14, 1930 – February 11, 2015) was a professional American football safety who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) before he concluded his career in the American Football League (AFL) for one season. He was the number one overall selection in the 1956 NFL draft. To date, Glick is still the only defensive back ever to be picked first overall in any NFL draft.