Glenn Foley
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Glenn Foley is a former American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

 in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

 with the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 from 1994–1998 and the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...

 in 1999, and the Arena Football League with the New Jersey Gladiators in 2002.

He played high school football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....

 at Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill High School East is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Cherry Hill Public Schools...

 in his hometown of Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey.

Foley worked at Sports Radio 950 AM
WPEN (AM)
WPEN is an AM radio station broadcast on 950 kHz. The station is licensed to Philadelphia and serves that market. WPEN is owned and operated by Greater Media and offers a Sports Talk format. The station is known as "950 ESPN"-The Early Years:...

 in Philadelphia from August 2006 until March 2008 when WPEN joined ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...

.

His father, Ed, Sr.
Ed Foley, Sr.
Ed Foley, Sr. is a former American football quarterback who played for the Boston College Eagles from 1963-65. He finished is BC career with 129 completions in 263 attempts , 1916 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions...

 was a quarterback for Boston College from 1963-1965. His brother Ed, Jr.
Ed Foley
Ed Foley, Jr. is an American football coach, serving as the Tight Ends coach, Assistant Offensive line coach, and Recruiting Coordinator for the Temple Owls football team.-Playing career:...

 is the current recruiting coordinator for the Temple Owls
Temple Owls
Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a very long-running athletic program. The school's sports teams are called the Owls, originating from the university's early days as a night school. The current athletic director is Bill Bradshaw....

 and was the head coach of the Fordham Rams
Fordham Rams
The 22 Fordham University varsity sports teams are known as the Fordham Rams. Their colors are maroon and white. The Fordham Rams are members of NCAA Division I and compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference for all sports except football. In football, the Rams play in the Patriot League of NCAA...

 from 2004-2005. Another brother, Kevin, played for the University of Maryland
Maryland Terrapins football
The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

 and Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...

.

Boston College

Foley is remembered for engineering the upset of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...

 in 1993 to knock the team out of National Championship contention. He led the Eagles to a 31-13 victory in the 1993 Blockbuster Bowl
Champs Sports Bowl
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. To finish the season, he received 180 votes for the Heisman Trophy, finshing in 5th place. .

New York Jets

Foley started his first game in the 1998 season with a blast. Playing the 49ers, Foley outdid future Hall of Fame QB Steve Young completing 30 of 58 for 416 yards and three touchdowns in the 30-36 loss.

New York Sharks

As of 2011 Foley was named the Director of Football Operations of the New York Sharks
New York Sharks
The New York Sharks are a women's American football team playing out of New York City. They are a member of the Women's Football Alliance...

, a professional women's football team with the Woman's Football Alliance. The New York Sharks
New York Sharks
The New York Sharks are a women's American football team playing out of New York City. They are a member of the Women's Football Alliance...

 are the longest running and winningest team in women's football history with 3 conference titles (2002, 2003, 2004 IWFL East), 6 division titles (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 IWFL) and 1 championship title (2002 IWFL). He will be working with the quarterbacks and the offense.

Personal life

Foley suffered from depression after losing his starting job to Vinny Testaverde
Vinny Testaverde
Vincent Frank Testaverde is a former NFL quarterback. Testaverde last played for the Carolina Panthers and had previously played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots. Testaverde holds the NFL record for having...

 and being traded to the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...

. He now is a camp director at Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania
Wayne, Pennsylvania
Wayne is an unincorporated community located on the Main Line, centered in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. While the center of Wayne is in Radnor Township, Wayne extends into both Tredyffrin Township in Chester County and Upper Merion Township in Montgomery County...

.
Foley resigned from his position as Head Football Coach at Valley Forge Military Academy in April, 2011. He is currently working as quarterbacks coach for Football University (FBU).
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