The first Black head coach of any sport at the University, Harvey Glance, who was the greatest sprinter in Auburn track and field history, has died at age 66.

Glance, a three-time Olympian and Olympic gold medalist from 1976, won four NCAA titles while playing for Auburn from 1976 to 1979.

Glance, an Alabama native from Phenix City, won 14 SEC championships and coached the Tigers to four conference titles under legendary head coach Mel Rosen.

at 1976, Glance won the NCAA 60-meter indoor national title. Later that spring, at Columbia, South Carolina, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Glance twice tied the 100-meter world record of 9.9 seconds. Glance earned two national championships in the 100 and 200 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 1976. The next year, he repeated outdoors at 100 meters to earn his fourth national championship. Glance also beat the junior world-record 100-meter marks of 10.12 and 10.11 while he was a student at Auburn.

At the U.S. team trials in June 1976, Glance won the 100 meters and earned a spot in the Montreal Olympics. Glance won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter relay that summer by racing the lead leg.

Our heartfelt condolences go out to the deceased’s family and friends, who have been struggling with the loss of such an intelligent and compassionate individual.

Harvey Glance Wife

Glance has a son with Booker Lynne Graves, the woman he is married to. Glance received credit for his accomplishments by being inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. In 1999, Sports Illustrated named Glance as the 23rd best sports figure in Alabama. He received the Congressional Gold Medal of Freedom in 2008.

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