Glen Herrscher Redd was a former professional American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 player who played linebacker

Linebacker

A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...

 for five seasons for the New Orleans Saints

New Orleans Saints

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 and the Indianapolis Colts

Indianapolis Colts

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. Redd was an anchor of the 1980 BYU defense. He played outside linebacker for BYU and was switched to inside when he was drafted by the New Orleans Saints. He also received a scholarship offer from Utah State University

Utah State University

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 to play fullback

Fullback (American football)

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. In September 1989, he married Cindi Crook, and they had three children; Clint, Lexi, and Kadi. Redd died of cancer

Cancer

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 in Plain City, Utah

Plain City, Utah

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on November 17, 2007.