Hall of Fame coach Bill Glennon has guided Exeter athletes for over three decades. A fixture on the Big Red lacrosse sidelines, Glennon has served as head coach of the program for ten years while spending 23 seasons as an assistant with the program.
Glennon has helped mentor hundreds of Big Red student-athletes both on and off the field during his sparkling career on campus. On the field, he has coached dozens of All-Americans, Academic All-Americans and over a hundred All-New England selections. Coach Glennon has also been voted NEPSAC Lacrosse “Man of the Year” and “Assistant Coach of the Year” on several occasions throughout his career and is a pillar of the lacrosse community.
In addition to coaching lacrosse, Glennon served as head coach of the Big Red football program from 1991-2012 and 2019-2021 and currently serves as an assistant coach with the program. While at the helm of the football team, Glennon guided the team to four appearances in the NEPSAC Class A Tournament, winning two New England Championships in the process. He was elected to the NEPSFCA Hall of Fame and currently has a championship bowl game named in his honor.
Prior to Exeter, Coach Glennon served as the head lacrosse coach at Rochester Institute of Technology and Hampden Sydney College, and guided those programs to four NCAA Division III Final Four appearances. During that time, Coach Glennon was a finalist for NCAA Division III Lacrosse Coach of the year as well as voted ICAC/ECAC Lacrosse coach of the year. Coach Glennon is active in many youth lacrosse programs and has coached for the highly respected 3-D and 4 Leaf Lacrosse programs throughout the country.
Coach Glennon has held many roles as an educator including department chair, athletic director, dormitory head, college counselor, and admissions officer. A former two-sport athlete at Springfield College in football and lacrosse, Glennon earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education and health before completing a master’s degree in educational administration.
Glennon is a proud parent of three Exeter graduates (Ryan ’00, Lindsey ’02, and Travis ’05). Travis Glennon returned to the Big Red sidelines as an assistant coach with the lacrosse program in 2024.
