Oklahoma State University Athletics
Rob Glass
February 27, 2009 | Cowboy Football
Year By Year
| Years | School | Position |
| 2005-present | Oklahoma State | Assistant AD, Strength, Conditioning |
| 1998-2004 | Florida | Director of Strength & Conditioning |
| 1995-98 | Florida | Coordinator of Strength & Conditioning |
| 1989-95 | Oklahoma State | Head Strength Coach |
| 1986-88 | Oklahoma State | Graduate Assistant |
Coaching Career
- Rob Glass is in his fourth year as assistant athletic director for speed, strength and conditioning at his alma mater.
- Glass, one of the most recognized and preeminent strength and conditioning experts in college athletics, returned to OSU after a 10-year stint at Florida. Glass first worked for the Cowboys as both a football graduate assistant coach and strength coach from 1986-95.
- During his 22-year career, Glass has worked with two Heisman Trophy winners (Barry Sanders and Danny Wuerffel), a Golden Spikes Award winner (Robin Ventura) and a Thorpe Award winner (Lawrence Wright), as well as countless All-Americans and Olympic champions.
- After earning his bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State in 1984, Glass served on Pat Jones' football staff as a graduate assistant coach. He was named head strength coach at OSU in 1989 and served in that capacity until 1995, when he accepted a position as coordinator of strength and conditioning at Florida. He became Florida's director of strength and conditioning in 1998.
- In May of 2002, Glass was named a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach, the highest honor that can be achieved as a strength and conditioning coach, by the National Conference of Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association.
- Glass has been associated with 14 bowl teams since 1987, including the Sun, Holiday, Independence and Insight Bowls at Oklahoma State, and 10 bowls at Florida, including the 1996 Fiesta Bowl, two Orange Bowls and two Sugar Bowls. He was at Florida for a national championship and worked with four Gator teams that played in the SEC championship game.
- At Oklahoma State, Glass was instrumental in the development of All-Americans Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas, Jason Gildon and Keith Burns.
- At Florida, he worked with Fred Taylor, Jevon Kearse, Gerard Warren, Kenyatta Walker, Rex Grossman and Lito Sheppard, all of whom were first-round draft picks in the National Football League.
- In addition, he worked with Darrell Jackson, Andra Davis and Alex Brown, all of whom are starters in the NFL. He has also worked with Major League Baseball players such as Jeromy Burnitz, Pete Incaviglia, Robin Ventura (all from OSU), and David Eckstein and Brad Wilkerson.
Personal
- Glass was born July 3, 1961, in Newkirk, Okla. He is married to the former Laurie Lipe, and they have two children, Garrison and Jared.
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