Glenn Killinger

William Glenn Killinger

• Height 5' 9½", Weight 170 lb.
• School Penn State University

• Born September 13, 1898 in Harrisburg, PA USA
• Died July 25, 1988 in Newark, DE USA

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Biographical Information

Killinger (left) with Russ Wrightstone (right) on the Klein Chocolate Company, Harrisburg, PA, 1919

Glenn Killinger attended Penn State University, where he was an All-American football player in 1921. A second baseman, he went on to play minor league baseball from 1922 to 1932, largely in the New York-Penn League.

Following his playing days, Killinger was head football coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for several years and also coached at Moravian College. He went on to be baseball coach at West Chester University of Pennsylvania for 32 seasons in addition to serving as the school's football coach for 23 years and their basketball coach for 6 seasons.

He lived to be 99 years old.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs	Notes
1924	Harrisburg Senators	New York-Penn League	40-34	--	--	replaced Mickey LaLonge (6-3) on July 3 Replaced by Nig Clarke (5-7) on September 3
1926	Shamokin Indians	New York-Penn League	61-68	6th	none
1928	Harrisburg Senators	New York-Penn League	82-54	1st	none League Champs
1929	Williamsport Grays	New York-Penn League	79-60	2nd	none
1930	Williamsport Grays	New York-Penn League	74-65	3rd	none
1931	Williamsport Grays	New York-Penn League	76-64	3rd	none
1932	Allentown Buffaloes	Eastern League	37-38	4th	League disbanded July 17
	Williamsport Grays	New York-Penn League	26-33	7th	none	replaced Vernon Parks (2-2) on July 19

Further Reading

• Todd M. Mealy: Glenn Killinger, All-American: Penn State’s World War I Era Sports Hero, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2018. ISBN 978-1-4766-7051-5