Jerry Glanville
Jerry Glanville was a head coach for nine seasons in the NFL, going a combined 60-69 with the Oilers and Falcons in the 1980s and 90s. Dressed in black from head to toe (““Black’s not a color,” he once said. “Black’s an attitude”), Glanville cultivated a bad-boy image and was despised by many opposing fans, coaches, and players because his teams were perceived as dirty. An Ohio native, Glanville – who enjoyed wearing a black leather jacket, sunglasses, and black cowboy hat – was also a jokester known for his colorful soundbites. “This isn’t college,” he angrily told an official once. “This is the NFL, which stands for ‘Not For Long’ when you make them calls,” adding an expletive before the final word. With a love of the spotlight, Glanville hosted entertainers at his team’s games and practices such as James Brown, MC Hammer, and Evander Holyfield. In 1992, he drove a black car in several NASCAR races; once, his vehicle caught on fire after crashing. Famously, before an exhibition game in Memphis, he also left tickets for Elvis. “Jerry was crazy,” former Bengals QB Boomer Esiason said.