Members
Inductee
STEELE, GLEN
STEELE, GLEN
Born on October 4, 1975
Inducted On
July 15, 2024
Location Inducted
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Region Number
3
West Noble High School
Player
West Noble
1994
University of Michigan
1998
Steele, who wore number 81 for the Michigan Wolverines. He played for the 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team that won a national championship. He won the Richard Katcher Award as the top Michigan defensive lineman in 1997. Steele had 45 tackles for loss and 24 career quarterback sacks at Michigan, second most in team history at the time of his graduation. He was named a first-team selection to the 1997 All-Big Ten Conference football team and a first-team selection by the American Football Coaches Association to the 1997 College Football All-American Team.
Steele was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft with the 105th selection overall. Steele played in 80 consecutive games with the Bengals between 1999 and 2003 before being released on September 5, 2004. Steele had signed with the New York Giants during the offseason following the 2003 season. He was released on July 30, 2004, and signed by the Bengals who later released him. He later tried out with the San Francisco 49ers.
Steele, and his wife Shawnda, have one son, Mason and currently live in Northeast Indiana.