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Glasgow finds a home with D.C. Divas Date published: 4/19/2003
Three-year-old Chloe Steigleman beckons Becky Glasgow, "Again! Again!" as her ride on a swing set slows to a halt. During the week, Glasgow works at her family's Planting the Seed Too Family Daycare Center in Stafford, obliging youngsters like Steigleman when they call for a push on the swing. While providing them a good lift, Glasgow rarely lets them get as high, fast or reckless as they want. On the weekends, Glasgow has an outlet to unbridle her energy and go full tilt when she suits up for the D.C. Divas of the National Women's Football Association. Glasgow is a rookie noseguard and defensive tackle for the Divas, who began their third season last Saturday with a 50-0 win over the Erie (Pa.) Illusion. The NWFA has 29 teams, most of them east of the Mississippi River. Tonight at 7 p.m. at Eastern High School in Washington, the Divas will play their home opener against the perennially tough Baltimore Burn. Tackling is Glasgow's new pastime, and she loves it. Finally, she has found a sport to welcome her. At 5-foot-7 and 270 pounds, Glasgow went through North Stafford High School seeing only two weeks of sports action. She played on the defensive line in the Powder Puff football game during her junior and senior years. The game shifts gender roles between football players and cheerleaders, where the girls play football and the boys cheer. Aside from a week of practice and the light-hearted game, Glasgow found no chance to play her favorite sport. Until opportunity rang during her 21st birthday party last June. Family friend David Herriott handed Glasgow a card with a phone number on the back, which he urged her to call as soon as possible. Herriott previously worked with one of the Divas coaches and recognized Glasgow's potential. Glasgow wondered what single guy was he trying to set her up with. She did not look on the back of the card to see the Divas' schedule. Not that it would have provided much of a clue for Glasgow, a longtime Chicago Bears fan who--at that point--had never heard of the Divas nor even knew the National Football League had a women's counterpart.
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