Glenn Wilkes
Glenn Wilkes | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date |
| Died | November 21, 2020 (aged 91) |
| Occupation(s) | Basketball coach, sports administrator |
| Known for | Head coach of Stetson University men's basketball team (1957–1993), Athletic director at Stetson University (1968–1990) |
Glenn Newton Wilkes (November 28, 1928 – November 21, 2020) was a prominent American collegiate basketball coach and sports administrator. He directed the men's basketball team at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida from 1957 until 1993 and held the position of athletic director there between 1968 and 1990. Often referred to as the Godfather of Florida basketball, Wilkes was honored with induction into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.
Wilkes competed as a college basketball player at Mercer University from 1946 through 1950. Throughout his extensive coaching career at Stetson, he amassed more than 550 victories and secured 27 seasons with winning records. He also contributed to coaching resources by writing the book Basketball.
His influence in basketball endures through his family lineage: his son, Glenn Wilkes Jr., serves as the head coach for women's basketball at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, while his grandson Wyatt is a collegiate player at Florida State University.