Glenn Davis (sports broadcaster)
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| Residence | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Davis & Elkins College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Employer | ESPN, FOX Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Known for |
Radio: Soccer Matters with Glenn Davis Wednesdays 7-9 p.m. CT on ESPN 97.5 FM Television: Houston Dynamo game broadcasts on KUBE 57 (play-by-play announcer) |
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| Notable credit(s) |
Play-by-Play Announcer: 2012 Olympics on NBC (Soccer) 2008 Olympics on NBC (Soccer) 2010 FIFA World Cup on ESPN Radio 2006 FIFA World Cup on ESPN 2002 FIFA World Cup on ESPN ESPN Major League Soccer MLS Game of the Week on HDNet NWSL on ESPN NWSL on FOX Sports 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup on FOX UEFA Champions League on ESPN Radio |
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| Home town | Chatham, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Hannah Jeter (niece) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association football career
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| Playing position | Defender | ||
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| Boston University Terriers | |||
| Davis & Elkins Senators | |||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983 | Pennsylvania Stoners | ||
| 1984 | Houston Dynamos | ||
| Columbus Capitals | |||
| 1988 | Ft. Lauderdale Strikers | ||
| Albany Capitals | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| Houston Hurricanes Youth Soccer Club | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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Glenn Davis is an American sportscaster. He is best known as the lead play-by-play announcer for local TV broadcasts of the Houston Dynamo and his weekly radio show titled "Soccer Matters with Glenn Davis" on KFNC.
Davis has called World Cup matches for ESPN, Olympic soccer for NBC, and MLS matches on several national and local channels. Additionally, he has called professional women's soccer matches and men and women's collegiate soccer.
A professional soccer player in the 1980s, Davis has also coached youth soccer and works as a consultant and spokesperson. His charitable work includes a youth soccer camp titled "Kick Cancer" that features former and current soccer players as coaches to raise money for pediatric cancer research.
Davis grew up playing youth soccer in New Jersey under the tutelage of Scottish coach Tom MacDonald, whom he credits for instilling the passion and excitement of the sport of soccer into his blood. Another influence was Davis' older brother Conn who was an All-American goalkeeper at Davis' alma-mater, Davis & Elkins College in West Virginia.
Davis played collegiate soccer at Boston University and later at Davis & Elkins College, where he was a two-time All-WVIAC selection and a NAIA All-American.
Davis began his professional career as a central defender for the Pennsylvania Stoners of the American Soccer League, with whom he reached the 1983 American Soccer League Final in his rookie season. The Stoners finished runner-up to the Jacksonville Tea Men, coached at the time by former Manchester United F.C. striker Dennis Viollet, after falling 1-0 in a decisive game three. Davis scored and was named 'Defensive Player of the Game' in game 1.
The following year Davis played with the United Soccer League's Houston Dynamos. The Dynamos advanced to the 1984 league championship game but fell in the penalty shootout to the Fort Lauderdale Sun, whose squad featured former England captain Dave Watson, Scottish international Asa Hartford, and former Leicester City star Keith Weller. Davis earned All-League honors for the 1984 season. The following season Davis captained the team and played against well-known international clubs like Sheffield United F.C., Middlesbrough F.C., Linfield F.C. , Glentoran F.C., C.D. FAS, Olympiakos F.C., and the U.S. national team, whom the Dynamos defeated 1-0.
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