Courtesy: Duke Photography

DURHAM, N.C. - Scotty Glacken, a standout quarterback for the Blue Devils from 1963-65, passed away earlier this week.  He was 62.

Glacken's family will receive friends for the viewing on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Church of the Little Flower located at 5607 Massachusetts Avenue in Bethesda, Md.  Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 12 noon, also at The Church of the Little Flower.

As a sophomore in 1963, Glacken threw for 1,265 yards – the 11th-best total in the nation – and a Duke single-season record 12 touchdowns en route to receiving honorable mention All-America and second team All-ACC honors.  A year later, he led the league in passing and repeated as a second team all-conference pick. 

For his career, Glacken completed 255-of-480 (.531) pass attempts for 3,170 yards with 24 touchdowns and 23 interceptions.  He also rushed for 130 yards and five touchdowns.  Glacken continues to rank sixth on Duke’s all-time chart for touchdown passes and joins Dave Brown and Steve Slayden as the only Blue Devil quarterbacks to throw four touchdown passes in two different games.  Playing the last three seasons under Hall of Fame head coach Bill Murray, Glacken helped the Blue Devils to a three-year ledger of 15-13-2.

Glacken went on to play two seasons with the Denver Broncos.  He guided the Broncos to a 13-7 victory over the Detroit Lions in August of 1967, marking the first time an AFL club had ever defeated a team from the established National Football League.

Following his playing days, Glacken moved to the sidelines where he coached Georgtown University for 23 seasons (1970-92).  During his tenure, the Hoyas finished 10th (1974) and seventh (1978) in balloting for the Lambert Bowl, awarded annually to the best small college team in the East.

Glacken guided the Georgetown program upon its re-entry into the NCAA ranks in 1970. He served as an assistant to Georgetown head coach Mush Dubofsky in 1968 and took over as the head coach of the program during the 1969 season. In 1970, when the University decided to upgrade the program from the club level to NCAA Division III status, Glacken was the school’s choice to direct the program.

The 1978 team finished 7-1, the best showing by a Georgetown team since 1939, and came within a single point of finishing the season undefeated. His 1991 team was an offensive juggernaut, rolling up a school record 3,609 yards in total offense as well as a school record 2,868 yards in passing offense.

Glacken stands as the all-time winningest coach in Georgetown football history, posting a 98-94-2 record. The Hoyas posted winning records in 15 of his 23 seasons and won at least five games on 12 occasions.