Former Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons head coach Jerry Glanville has joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as the team's defensive coordinator, head coach June Jones confirmed on Friday.

Glanville, 76, has been out of the coaching ranks since serving as the head coach of Portland State from 2007 to 2009. He takes over for Phillip Lolley, who assumed the defensive coordinator role mid-season after the dismissal of Jeff Reinebold.

“Jerry is one of the best defensive minds and one of the great motivators in the game of football, and we’re excited to have him come on board with the Ticats,” said Jones in a statement. “I played for Jerry, coached for Jerry, and he has coached for me. We think alike and he has been a big influence on not just me, but the game of football itself. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the CFL just got better.”

A native of Perrysburg, Ohio, Glanville's coaching career began in 1967 at Western Kentucky as the program's defensive coordinator.

After six years with Georgia Tech, Glanville jumped into the National Football League ranks in 1974 with Detroit Lions as a defensive assistant. After coordinator jobs with the Falcons and Oilers, Glanville was named Oilers head coach in 1985. Over five seasons, he compiled a 33-32 record, making the playoffs on three occasions and posting a 2-3 mark in the postseason.

Following his dismissal from the Oilers, Glanville was hired as Falcons head coach in 1990. In 1992, Glanville saw to the trade of backup quarterback Brett Favre to the Green Bay Packers for a first-round pick. Over four seasons in Atlanta, Glanville's teams went 27-37, reaching the postseason in 1991 with a wild-card berth.

Returning to football in 2005, Glanville spent two seasons as Hawaii's defensive coordinator before joining Portland State. In three years with the Vikings, Glanville posted a 9-24 mark.