He is survived by his wife Etta and their sons Rusty and Billy. This browser does not support getting your location. A 10-time NHRA Pro Stock champion and a member of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, Glidden passed away Sunday at the age of 73. All logos and images are reserved. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. The Glidden family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. Bob Glidden leaves behind one of the most decorated legacies in NHRA and motorsports history. Legal Statement. Verify and try again. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Glidden entered the season finale in Ontario, Calif., trailing Shepherd by two rounds and caught a huge break when Shepherd's transmission broke in the second round. Sure Championships: 10 Class rank: 1 Overall rank: 3 Glidden won his double handful of season titles in three streaks (1974-'75, 1978-'80, 1985-'89). He won three major events, two of which were the Spring and U.S. Nationals. Upon his moving to the professional ranks, Glidden quit being a full-time mechanic and sold his two Cobra Jets to buy a Pro Stock Pinto from Wayne Gapp and Jack Roush. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. That was technology that I didnt intend to pass on. Bob Glidden, one of the greatest champions in the history of NHRA drag racing, announced his retirement Tuesday to devote his time to developing engines for NASCAR Winston Cup stock cars. A system error has occurred. 1974 was his second season in the Pro Stock field and the first of a two-in-a-row championship win. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Again, if you exclude the three Sportsman hitters (which I am loathe to do but will for point of emphasis), Glidden is still sixth overall. Predictably, it was Shepherd who gave Glidden the most grief, and their Ford vs. Chevy battles are the stuff of legend. How about some more Bob Glidden numbers? [3] Among his numerous accomplishments, Glidden won nine straight NHRA national races in 1979 and was the No. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Ten-time NHRA Pro Stock champion Bob Glidden, who singlehandedly carried the Ford banner for most of a 15-year period, died Sunday night. In 1985, Glidden led the points chase from start to finish, winning five national events. 1 at a record 23 consecutive races, including all 14 events in 1987. Warren Johnson is the next closest in Pro Stock with six championships. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. (Richard Tharp won Top Fuel over Shirley Muldowney and Raymond Beadle won Funny Car; I was in fan-turned-writer heaven.). Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Im not sure who got him online but Im pretty sure he was typing the answers himself. Event wins: 85Class rank: 3 Overall rank: 7Warren Johnson (97 wins) is the overall class leader and, make of it what you will, won 49 on his victories after Gliddens final win (1995 Englishtown). All rights reserved. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. "We finally got tired of losing and of Glidden winning so easily," said Buddy Morrison. In spite of this, he won one event, the Springnationals, and was runner-up in another three events. His last real competitive pass came in 2003, and he did return to the track in 2010 to consult with another team. Most of the development was with cylinder heads and intakes. He was a true competitor who left a lasting legacy of excellence both on and off the track, NHRA president Peter Clifford said in a statement. Bob Glidden NHRA Fan Photos for sale | eBay Born at Horbury, near Wakefieid, Yorkshire, he was the youngest of the 13 children of Robert Gledhill, a cloth-dresser and educated at Wakefield Grammar School.He joined the navy but was kidnapped in Spain to . This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. [5] When NHRA went to its new 500cuin (8,200cc) limit in 1982, Glidden was caught unprepared. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. He quickly beat his own e.t. I loved him dearly, Dillman said. Ginnie Newhart (1940-2023), longtime wife of Bob Newhart. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Getting back on the horse after such a crash wasn't hard for him though, because a month later he returned in a new Thunderbird to the Cajun Nationals. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Glidden received a new Thunderbird in the middle of the 1984 season, and it quickly became the dominant car on the Pro Stock circuit. After struggling early in the season, he won five of the last seven races en route to his fourth straight title. Your email address will not be published. He reached 76 career wins by the end of the season, with 49 of them in the '80s alone. In 1997, after receiving a sponsorship package that he wasn't too keen on, Glidden formally retired from behind the wheel after only two races of the season. We know what hes accomplished and what hes done. Glidden won 85 NHRA National Events. Photos Added by Bob Glidden - Find a Grave BOB GLIDDEN 1993 MOTORCRAFT PRO STOCK US NATIONALS 8X10 GLOSSY PHOTO #7. Bob Glidden later declared the nitrous oxide system in Rusty's car was detection-proof. Glidden was beloved by his fans, more so in Johnson County than anywhere else. Try again later. When we started hiring outside people, it was really our downfall. You can always change this later in your Account settings. However, can we also agree that there is some degree of overreaction and pretentiousness within the powertrain community with regards to secrecy? Learn more about managing a memorial . You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Ford Motor Company Director Edsel B. Ford II said of Glidden for me, Bob represented what drag racing was all about during his era. Force finally passed Glidden with his 86th win at the 2000 race in Chicago and has been No. EngineLabs Tries to Pry Secrets out of Bob Glidden This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. He was 73. In 74 Gliddens very first full season in Pro Stock he won three major events and the Winston championship. Farewell Bob Glidden - Drag Race Central Please enter your email and password to sign in. record, and beat Gapp in the final round. [5] He quit his job at Ed Martin Ford to race full-time. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. [5] He ended his season with five straight wins and his eighth Pro Stock championship. He later added runs of three consecutive titles, from 1978 to 1980, and five straight titles from 1985 to 1989. We acknowledge there can be some measure of friction in covering engine technology. RIP Bob Glidden - RacingJunk News I didnt want them to gain any edge, and thats what its all about.. Nobody ever really gave him anything to help him with his racing; he succeeded on his own.. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Facing his first real challenge in the performance department in quite some time, in the form of the Lee Shepherd-driven Reher-Morrison Chevy Camaro, Glidden led the points chase only once all year: on the last day of the season. "When we started hiring outside people, it was really our downfall," admits Glidden. He was the man to beat in pro stock in the late 80s. Even with the simplest things, theres no point in feeding your competitors any information, period, explains Glidden, now 68 years old. He ran even quicker at the season-ending Supernationals, where he reset his e.t. Avery Finnivan The rest of the 1983 season went well with Glidden picking up victories at NHRA's Springnationals, Mile High Nationals, and Northstar Nationals; at the U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis, he set a new IRP e.t. I mean, 10 championships? GLIDDEN REFLECTS ON LEE SHEPHERD | Competition Plus [5], Glidden followed with a banner year in 1975. [3] Glidden's son, Rusty, once raced against his father in a race in 1996, with the son beating the father. On the organizations list of the top 50 drivers from its first 50 years, Glidden ranked fourth. He was retired from Pro Stock racing in 1997 and returned in 2010. The cars were to be a production line Cutlass that was to be sent to C&C for the installation of the Hurst/Olds package. His domination of the Pro Stock class set the bar high for other competitors and he will go down as one of the greats in the sport of drag racing. April 24, 2023 2:13pm. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. He was an active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Orrington Historical Society, and the First United Methodist Church where he contributed much time and energy. The year that followed set the tone for Glidden's career with his first ever Pro Stock victory at the U.S. Nationals. Glidden, who left his job at Ed Martin Ford to concentrate on racing full time, runner-upped to Bill Jenkins at the season-ending Supernationals in his Pro Stock debut. Weve updated the security on the site. The only other drivers with a winning final-round record against Glidden both beat him on a holeshot in their only final-round encounters with him. I wanted to know more about this unique dynamic, so I called Bob Glidden, Pro Stocks winningest driver and certainly its most celebrated guardian of the secret manifesto. Mitgliederprofil: Bob Glidden - Find a Grave No acid involved in this process. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Try again later. In a star-studded career that spanned more than 25 years in the class,. We really pulled for each other, too. Glidden went on to win the race, setting low e.t. For the first time in a long time, Glidden had his work cut out for him in 1980. Currently, Glidden ranks fourth behind Greg Anderson (90). more details Force shared this comment with us: We all know what Bob Glidden has accomplished in a lifetime. His seven events wins (including the Winternationals, World Finals, Gatornationals, and Fallnationals) helped propel him to his second straight Winston title. With his wife, Etta, and, later in his career, sons Billy and Rusty by his side, the man known as Mad Dog for his tireless work ethic and dominated the class in the late 1970s and 1980s, winning back-to-back season championships in 1974-1975, three in a row (1978-80) and five straight (1985-89), Everyone in the NHRA community is saddened to learn the news of Bobs passing," said NHRA President Peter Clifford. In 1975, it's safe to say Glidden dominated Pro Stock, clinching seven wins, five number-one qualifiers, eight top speeds, and six low e.t. We have set your language to That was the side of the man that I loved the most. Early Notables of the Glidden family (pre 1700) Distinguished members of the family include Samuel Gledhill (1677-1735), lieutenant-governor of Placentia, Newfoundland from 1719-c.1730. Numbers and stats can only go so far to describe what Bob Glidden meant to the sport and to many of us on a more personal level. But hell be with us every day.. Bob Glidden, drag racing legend and 10-time NHRA Pro Stock champion, died Dec. 17. A career Ford man, Glidden made a small comeback during the 2010 season, entering several races in a Pro Stock Mustang. We promise not to use your email address for anything but exclusive updates from the Power Automedia Network. He is survived by and will be much missed by his loving children, Judy Patterson and her husband Vern, Gail Rowe and her husband Jim, and Dave Glidden and his wife Robin, his grandson Paul Patterson and his granddaughter Corina (Glidden) Fitzgerald and her husband, Chris who have been caring for him in his home since 2014. What would the cameras have seen? His wife, Etta Glidden, was his crew chief with both of their sons by her side. You could very easily get lost with your own changes. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. This is a carousel with slides. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. If before reading this you weren't familiar with Bob Glidden, you've probably seen his epic crash in 1986 in at least one Top 10 crash montages. Try again later. In 1974, in just his second full season in Pro Stock, Glidden won three major events, including the Springnationals and U.S. Nationals, and set both ends of the national record en route to his first Winston championship. Glidden leaves behind his wife Etta their sons Rusty and Billy. His final win was at the Mopar Parts Nationals in 1995. Memorials Added by Bob Glidden, a Find a Grave. 0 cemeteries found in Orrington, Penobscot County, Maine, USA. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. By Linnea Crowther April 25, 2023. Sorry! Things just seemed a lot more laid back then. A winner of 85 Pro Stock races and 10 NHRA championships, Glidden developed and built his own engines with the help of wife Etta and his two sons, Billy and Rusty. and top speed, and winning the race. Make sure that the file is a photo. Glidden History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms These wins contributed to his come-from-behind win to beat rivals Gapp and Wally Booth for the season championship. [5] Glidden had an off year in 1976, finishing sixth in the points. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Betsey M. Bessie Glidden, daughter of George Henry Glidden (1843-1921)and Viola Clementine Lindsey (1850-1915), married John Foster MacDonald 5 Oct 1904 Whitefield, Coos, New Hampshire; and Benjamin Harrison Dodge 25 Apr 1913 Plymouth, Grafton, new Hampshire. But there are other factors, the least of which is the practice of reverse engineering. Ryan O'Leary is the sports editor for the Daily Journal. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. The rules said they couldnt acid dip the body to reduce weight. I want to express my deepest sympathy to his wife and boys. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. He could make or fix almost anything; his mantra was "It's better than it was." Please try again later. He can be reached at roleary@dailyjournal.net or 317-736-2715. Bob Glidden (August 18, 1944 December 17, 2017) was an American drag racer. Member Profile: Connie Lagasse Russell - Find a Grave He was dominate. I remember when he crashed at Fremont, his car lay on its side. Racin' Today Pro Stock Icon Glidden Dies At 73 Legal Statement. He enjoyed his camp at Jacob Buck Pond, raised sheep, became an avid reader, expanded his flower and vegetable gardens and fished as often as he could. He sold his two Super Stock Mustangs late in the season 1972, and purchased a Pro Stock Pinto from Jack Roush and Wayne Gapp. $39.88. [4] Etta was Bob's long-time crew chief and all three were part of his team. The first time I met drag racer Bob Glidden was the 1982 U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, literally a short burnout away from Glidden's home and shop in nearby Whiteland, Indiana. [5] It was the first of his three straight victories. 30 S. Water St., Second floor, Suite A, Franklin, IN 46131, Phone: (317) 736-7101 Toll free: (888) 736-7101. Only Darrell Alderman and his controversial Dodge, really got the better of Glidden at 1-4. They later moved to Ventura, Iowa where he worked for Hancock County COOP Oil for the next 37 years. Thanks for helping with Find a Grave! Unlike his previous years, he started the season strong. [5] He won his fifth overall and third straight championship at the final event. After sporadic wins in the early '90s, Bob Glidden was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1994. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. After coming close in 1980, Shepherd succeeded in stripping Glidden of his title in 1981. Glidden earned the nickname Mad Dog due to his intense work ethic. Please enter your email and password to sign in. We knew him as he great improviser.He was a 32nd degree Master Mason at the Ralph J. Pollard Lodge # 217 A.F. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Robert Bob Glidden I found on Findagrave.com. He began driving in Stock and Super Stock races during the late 60s, and went professional in 1972, just a year before his first NHRA national event victory at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. I think we both went a lot further than we ever thought we would. Flying the Ford banner nearly his whole career, Glidden had amassed 85 national event wins and at the time of his retirement and held the NHRA record for most wins. [sc:text-divider text-divider-title=Story continues below gallery ]. Try again later. It was a harbinger of things to come. NHRA history: Is it real or Artificial Intelligence? It is a common process for the major . You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. And now were one less, and what the heck else could be on my mind and in this this column today? [4] He started the season on a strong note, winning five of the first seven events and seven out of the first eleven. Drag Racing Legend Bob Glidden Passes at 73 - MotorTrend [3] Etta and their sons were named to the Team six times. [5] After winning the semifinals of the Southern Nationals in April, his parachute was caught by a gust of wind. Gliddens reputation for secrecy, of course, was memorialized following his wild finish-line crash at Atlanta in 1986. A man has found and restored the abandoned grave of one of the earliest world heavyweight boxing champions Bob Fitzsimmons was world champion in three different boxing weight divisions in the 1890s. He had such a tremendous drive. record at 7.277 seconds, the quickest Pro Stock run in NHRA history. Bob was always the fastest, longtime friend Steve Dillman said. When all was said and done, Glidden had tied Don Prudhomme for most national event wins in a season with seven, including five straight, and had broken the Pro Stock single-season record of six set by Jenkins in 1972. As the 1990s began, Glidden found the national wins harder to come by, posting three in 1990, one in 1991 and two in 1993. Betsey M. "Bessie" Glidden Dodge (1885-1964) - Find a Grave "Everyone in the NHRA community is saddened to learn the news of Bob's passing," said NHRA President Peter Clifford. Happy holidays. Bob. Ginnie Newhart was comedian and actor Bob Newhart's wife for 60 years, and she is credited with . Glidden graduated from Whiteland High School in 1962, and his late-night circle of racing friends included Dillman, a 1962. six times, and he did it with three different cars, including his old '74 Pinto, which he reacquired after a midseason slump. One of the most fortified cornerstones of any engine programwhether at the OEMs, on a major race team or in a weekend warriors garageis secrecy. Glidden won his first championship in 1974 in just his third year as a pro driver. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. [5] His 1988 season was similar to 1987. NHRA Hall of Fame driver Bob Glidden dead at age 73 And look at the crowd watching. He pushed himself and he pushed his family, which only helped further push the Pro Stock class and all that it originally stood for, into our fond memories. [5], Glidden dominated to win his tenth and final championship in 1989. Newhart's wife of 60 years died Sunday in Los Angeles after a long . Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced.