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Jimmy Glass

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Soccer Player

The Resume

    (August 1, 1973- )
    Born in Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom
    Birth name was James Robert Glass
    Goalkeeper
    Played three seasons for Bournemouth (1996-1998)
    Best known for scoring the last-minute 'Great Escape' goal which kept Carlisle United in the Football League, during his brief time with the club (May 8, 1999)

Why he might be annoying:

    His autobiography is appropriately tilted 'One Hit Wonder.'
    He shares a name with a convicted murderer who was given the electric chair by the state of Louisiana.
    He struggled with a gambling addiction near the end of his Football career.
    He spent much of the 1990s as Nigel Martyn's understudy at Crystal Palace (he never played a first game with the club, but was a substitute player during their losing FA Semi-Cup replay against Manchester United).
    The closest he came to a trophy in senior football was playing under Bournemouth in '98 (in which he scored an own goal).
    He attained national 'hero' status playing for a Football Club he was on loan to.
    He failed to capitalize on his fifteen minutes of fame, fading into the background after negotiations with Carlysle fell through. He eventually found work as a taxi driver.
    He said 'But, yeah, it is tough to understand why one minute you can be on the cover of every English-speaking newspaper in the world and the next minute you're selling computers in a small town in Dorset.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was only a few seats away from the Crystal Palace fan on the receiving end of Eric Cantona's 'karate kick' (1995).
    He's a part-time owner of his own cab company, and has essentially accepted his status as an 'oddity' in FL history.
    He received a bloody nose from ensuing mayhem that followed when Carlisle United fans poured onto the pitch to celebrate, essentially dogpiling him.
    Ironically, this was the first time he had ever even scored a goal.
    He would go on to score six goals two weeks running whilst playing as a striker for Sunday league football in Bournemouth.
    He ranked #72 in Channel 4's Greatest Sporting Moments (2005).
    His goal was ranked # 7 in The Times' list of the 50 Most Important Goals in football history.
    His goal against Plymouth Argyle ranked #15 in the 20 Goals That Shook the World.
    The Puma boots he scored the goal in were donated to the National Football Museum (2014).
    Carylsle's manager considered keeping him on full-time but shot down his request for a pay raise, which ruined negotiations (sure - why would the guy want a pay raise? He only saved the Cumbrian franchise from losing a Football League position they'd held for over 70 years...)

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying