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“(Toronto Argonauts quarterback) Ricky Ray will do that type of thing — just kind of look over and acknowledge you. The game’s not too big for (Glenn). When you put him under centre, he produces. In Calgary a few years ago, he took them to the Grey Cup. He has been in a lot of places and produced at a high level.”

For verification, peruse the numbers.

Glenn is seventh on the CFL’s all-time passing-yardage list, with 48,782 — 1,753 fewer than Ron Lancaster.

“It’s always cool, especially being in this market and being on this team, to get those type of numbers to pass that guy,” Glenn said. “Lancaster was a great guy. A lot of people in this league praise him. To be able to accomplish something like that, it would be amazing.”

Glenn would love to emulate Lancaster, who was 38 when he was named the CFL’s most outstanding player in 1976. A quarter-century later, Glenn arrived in Regina and soon learned all about the legendary Little General.

“You find out who he is very quickly when you come here,” Glenn said. “Guys like him and Kent Austin, they were up on posters outside (Taylor Field). You take note of it. But at that particular time, I never thought that I would be still here playing and maybe surpassing him one day as far as yards are concerned.”

When Glenn began his first of three stints with the Roughriders, he was a backup to Marvin Graves. Two years later, Glenn and another Hall of Fame-worthy passer — Henry Burris — were behind Nealon Greene on the depth chart. That one is still a forehead-slapper, all these years later.