Peter Schrager and Jerry Glanville Photo Credit: Good Morning Football

The cast of Good Morning Football wore their Halloween costumes Thursday, with everyone dressed as someone from NFL history.

Peter Schrager rocked an outfit honoring former NFL head coach Jerry Glanville, who later worked as an analyst with Fox, CBS and HBO. Schrager modeled Glanville’s look all the way down to his trademark cowboy hat and sunglasses.

“It’s so cool, I’m wearing his outfit as a tribute. … This is absolutely a tribute to the great Jerry Glanville,” Schrager said.

“It is very cool what Peter is doing,” show host Kyle Brandt said, “but not as cool as it’s about to become.”

Brandt then introduced a special guest, “The current defensive coordinator of Northwestern Oklahoma State, Mr. Jerry Glanville!”

“No!” Schrager said, completely surprised. “No way!”

“Peter, you look better than me, you’ve upset me,” Glanville said.

“Oh my gosh,” Schrager said. “Is this really? Jerry, I grew up a huge fan, obviously this is a huge tribute.”

Schrager then asked Glanville what it felt like looking back at NFL video clips showing his antics on the sideline.

“Really, I got more excited watching you walk down New York City streets dressed as me,” Glanville joked. “That was a bigger thrill for me. I’m surprised the crowd didn’t boo you and throw things at you.”


It was a fun exchange, as Schrager got the surprise opportunity to interview one of his childhood idols. But Glanville also shared some interesting thoughts on why he’s still coaching at age 83, more than 30 years after leaving the NFL head coaching ranks.

“Jerry, you’re fantastic and you’re as good as you always were,” Schrager said, “you’re coaching Northwestern Oklahoma State, you don’t have to be coaching right now. You could be enjoying a cigar, your motorcycles, your horses, whatever, but you’re still doing it. What gets you up in the morning? You obviously love ball, but coaching at a small level as a coordinator, that’s true passion for the game.”

“Well, I tell everybody, ‘Preachers preach, and coaches coach,'” Glanville responded. “You never quit. And if you can help one player be better than he was yesterday, then you jump out of bed and you run to work. If you can help one guy just improve a little bit, that beats all the money you could ever make.

“When you crawl in the box, they put dead men in the box. … You only get to take what (comes) in there with you, and it’s not money. It’s your integrity and who you’ve helped.”

[Good Morning Football]

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