Ohio Glory
| Ohio Glory | |||
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 1992 | ||
| Folded | 1992 | ||
| Headquartered | Columbus, Ohio | ||
| Colors | Blue, Red, White | ||
| League / conference affiliations | |||
| World League of American Football (NFL Europe) | |||
The Ohio Glory were a professional American football team in the World League of American Football, playing only in the 1992 season.
Columbus, Ohio, was awarded the WLAF franchise after the Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks posted an 0–10 season. Ohio did not do much better, and posted a 1–9 record after one season of play. The sole win came at the expense of the Frankfurt Galaxy in week 7, a 20–17 victory at Columbus.
The Glory played their home games in Ohio Stadium on The Ohio State University's campus, which at the time had a seating capacity of 91,470 (now 102,082). Their head coach was Larry Little, and they participated in the North American East division. Their first draft pick was former NFL quarterback Babe Laufenberg. Their second pick was RB/LB Jason Palmer 1991 1st team from Ohio.