Bill Glass, a former professional football player who won an NFL championship and set sacks records for the Cleveland Browns, started Bill Glass Prison Ministries after retiring from football in 1968 to do evangelical preaching focused on reaching prisoners. The ministry, which discusses spirituality through sports, was led by Glass until his death in 2021 and had reached over 6 million inmates by 2019 through Glass and volunteers like Robert Rienecker, who supports and teaches for the ministry.

1. A Short Memorial of Bill Glass from Bill
Glass Prison Ministries
Robert Rienecker

2. Introduction
A trained business professional and a former AAA fastpitch softball catcher,
Robert Rienecker supports financially and volunteers with Bill Glass Prison
Ministries. Concentrating on the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Robert Rienecker has
taught incarcerated individuals throughout the United States through this
organization.

3. A Christian group that discusses spirituality within the context of sports, Bill
Glass Prison Ministries is the creation of former professional football player
Bill Glass. Mr. Glass passed away at the age of 86 on December 5, 2021.

4. Over the course of his career, Bill Glass won an NFL championship and set
the franchise record for career sacks for the Cleveland Browns. The NFL
chose him to play in four Pro Bowls.

5. After retiring from pro football in 1968, Bill Glass embarked on a second
career in evangelical preaching. He first reached out to prisoners during a
1972 event, and ultimately began to work with prison populations full-time.
An undeniable leader in prison ministry, Mr. Glass led the Bill Glass Prison
Ministries to reach more than 6 million inmates by 2019.