Glynn Abel

[NewsCopy]

Glynn Abel was remembered this week as an outstanding athlete, university and community leader, mentor to young people, and "just a plain, good man." The longtime dean of men at UL (when it was SLI and USL) died Saturday of cancer. He was 94 years old and active until only a week before his death. Abel, a winner of the Lafayette Civic Cup in 1989, came from a large family in rural Carroll County, Miss., attended junior college in Mississippi, then came to SLI in the late 1930s. He made his name as one of the finest athletes to play for the school, lettering in football, baseball and track. He was a triple-threat halfback in the single-wing football attack and was named a Little All-American in 1938. He said in a radio interview several years ago that he got to Lafayette by accident. He was on his way to the University of Utah to play football there when he stopped to visit an old friend in Lafayette. The friend talked him into staying and playing football for SLI. That, friends say, was Lafayette's gain. The rest of the story Jim Bradshaw jbradshaw@theadvertiser.com

1938-39       Glynn Abel Southwestern Letterman         Fall of 2006

[Turbine]

Ever since I first discovered the picture of Glynn Abel casual in his S-club Sweater, I thought, now that is one cool dude. It's not to often you find casual picture of athletes, especially form 1938.

The one and only time I met Glynn Able -in person- was at the Alvin Dark reunion, at 92ish he still came across as a pretty cool guy.

[Square Head]

When Glynn Abel was dean of men, I needed some advice. I can still remember the conversation. That was the best advice ever given to me.

[Boomer]

Funny story at a Kappa Sig banquet at which the Dean was there and was asked to remember if he knew Jeff Hooper whom he had sus pended from the University the former semester---all ended well as most things back in the good ole days did!!!!