Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame
Glenn Inverso
- Induction:
- 2022
- Class:
- 1980
Football: 1977-80
Glenn Inverso set the standard for what would lead to a long line of highly successful quarterbacks at Liberty University. He was the program’s first four-year starter under center and held all the passing records for the first 10-plus years during the infancy of the Liberty Football program.
Inverso was the second quarterback in program history to throw for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons (1,148 yards in 1979 and 1,336 yards in 1980) and was the first with 10 or more passing touchdowns in a season (11 in 1980).
The native of Norcross, Ga., led NAIA District 19 in total offense in 1979 (157.7 yards per game). He was nominated for the Regional Kodak All-America team in 1979 after leading the team to a 9-1-1 record, the third-most wins in a season in program history. Liberty finished the 1979 season ranked No. 18 in the final NAIA Top 25 national poll.
Following his star-studded career at Liberty, Inverso became the first player in program history to sign a free agent contract in the NFL when he signed with the New York Jets in 1981.
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Glenn Inverso set the standard for what would lead to a long line of highly successful quarterbacks at Liberty University. He was the program’s first four-year starter under center and held all the passing records for the first 10-plus years during the infancy of the Liberty Football program.
Inverso was the second quarterback in program history to throw for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons (1,148 yards in 1979 and 1,336 yards in 1980) and was the first with 10 or more passing touchdowns in a season (11 in 1980).
The native of Norcross, Ga., led NAIA District 19 in total offense in 1979 (157.7 yards per game). He was nominated for the Regional Kodak All-America team in 1979 after leading the team to a 9-1-1 record, the third-most wins in a season in program history. Liberty finished the 1979 season ranked No. 18 in the final NAIA Top 25 national poll.
Following his star-studded career at Liberty, Inverso became the first player in program history to sign a free agent contract in the NFL when he signed with the New York Jets in 1981.
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