Lawrence "Larry" Glueck, a former NFL defensive back, championship-winning coach, and lifelong mentor to student-athletes, died Tuesday. He was 84.

Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and raised in Hatfield, Glueck's early passion for sports earned him a football scholarship to Villanova University, where he helped lead the Wildcats to the 1961 Sun Bowl and 1962 Liberty Bowl.

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Prior to the 1963 NFL and AFL drafts, Glueck played in an All-Star Game in which a team of collegiate standouts played against the defending NFL champion Green Bay Packers — and won, 20-17.

Glueck was selected 34th overall by the Chicago Bears in the 1963 NFL Draft and by the San Diego Chargers of the AFL. He signed with the Bears and contributed to

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