Glenn Young

Todd native Glenn Young has done it all. Though it hasn't been an easy road, Glenn is one guy accustomed to going the extra mile. Glenn was born in 1949, the fourth of Robert and Freda (Barnett) Young’s eight children, and his love of sports, especially baseball, came early in life. Living in rural Trough Creek Valley at a time when there were no after-school bus runs, he had to hitchhike home after practice and games from Tussey Mountain High School, which was some 20 miles away in Saxton.

  “You do what it takes.” It has taken him from Todd to Saxton, Keyser to Morgantown, and home again. A homegrown athlete who made his mark on diamonds throughout the Appalachian Mountain and Atlantic Coast regions, he came back to where it all started to plant seeds that enable others to follow his path.

  A 1967 graduate of Tussey Mountain, Glenn lettered three seasons under coach Howard Reasinger as a catcher and occasional pitcher on the Titan baseball team. He also wrestled under coach Frank Pannebaker his senior year. Before starting college, Glenn spent some time working on a farm in the State College area while taking several credits at Penn State University until deciding what direction he wanted to go with his life.

  He attended Potomac State College in Keyser, W.Va., in 1970-72, where he was a catcher on the baseball team for two years and played guard and linebacker on the football team for a year, even though he didn't play football in high school. Glenn finished his college education at West Virginia University in 1972-73, earning a bachelor's degree in health and physical education with a minor in social studies and certification in driver's education.

  As a junior, Glenn drilled a pinch-hit double against Clemson on a spring trip to South Carolina and earned the job as a catcher on the Mountaineer baseball team. Glenn switched to third base for his senior year when he was a co-captain and hit .313 in 35 games.

  Following his senior year, he was selected to play in the Tri-State College All-Star Game at Butler. He played with the New Market (VA) Rebels in the semipro Shenandoah Valley League during the summer of 1973. Glenn played in the Huntingdon County League from 1965-1980, with Everett in the Pen-Mar League, and with Saltillo in the Fulton County League. He suffered a serious eye injury as a pitcher in 1978 when a one-hop drive off a bat struck him in the face and sidelined him for the rest of the season. He played for Zeigler Chevrolet in the Altoona City Baseball League from 1975-85, earning Rookie of the Year honors in 1975 and league's batting title in 1979, when he was also chosen as Most Valuable Player. Glenn also played two seasons in the Huntingdon City League, helping South Side win a pair of titles.

  A teacher of health, history, and driver's education for the Tussey Mountain School District, Glenn retired in 2009 after 34.5 years of service. Glenn served as the Titans' head baseball coach for 17 years. His 1986 club swept the Bedford County League championship at 10-0 and went on to win the District 5-AA title to qualify for the PIAA Tournament. Glenn also served as an assistant football coach for 17 years at Tussey and helped coach the wrestling team for six seasons. He was a PIAA wrestling official for 12 years.

  Glenn is married to the former Cathy Fouse, and they are the proud parents of two sons, Matthew (25) and Andrew (22). After Glenn became a parent, he focused his interest from his own baseball career to that of his sons. Glenn coached in the Huntingdon Little League for eight seasons and spent several seasons as a coach in the Huntingdon VFW Teener League. He was an assistant coach on Huntingdon's 2001 all-star team that won the
Pennsylvania State VFW 14-15 Tournament championship. Glenn was also a volunteer assistant coach for the Huntingdon Area High School baseball team for five years. He was a member of the staff on the 2004 team that was the PIAA Class AA state runner-up.

  In his retirement, Glenn has become an avid golfer. He has also spent time following his sons' baseball careers. Matthew was a 2009 graduate of Mansfield University, where he was the Mountaineers' second baseman for four years. Andrew recently graduated from Mansfield University in May where he was a pitcher for four years for the Mountaineers.
Class of 2012
Bedford County Sports Hall of Fame
Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Class of 2012
Class of 2012

Bedford County Sports
Hall of Fame