{{short description|American motorcycle racer}} {{Infobox Motocross rider | name = Broc Glover | image = Broc Glover 1977.jpg | caption = Broc Glover (17) at the 1977 Rabbit Run Trans-AMA race in Dallas, Texas | nationality = American | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|May 16, 1960}} | birth_place = San Diego, California | death_date = | death_place = | years = 1976 - 1988 | teams = Yamaha | races = | championships = AMA 125cc - 1977, 1978, 1979{{-}} AMA 500cc - 1981, 1983, 1985{{-}} 1981 Trans-USA | wins = 45 }}
'''Broc Glover''' (born May 16, 1960) is an American former professional motocross racer.<ref name="Broc Glover at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame">{{cite web |url=http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=182 |title=Broc Glover at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame |publisher=motorcyclemuseum.org |accessdate=10 November 2018 }}</ref> He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1976 to 1988. Glover earned six AMA national championships, a record which stood for nearly 20 years until 2003, when Ricky Carmichael finally eclipsed the mark.<ref name="Broc Glover at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/>
==Motocross career== Born in San Diego, California,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-19 |title=San Diego continues Supercross tradition with Saturday night’s Monster Energy event at Snapdragon Stadium |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/01/19/san-diego-continues-supercross-tradition-with-saturday-nights-monster-energy-event-at-snapdragon-stadium/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Swarts |first=David |date=2024-05-09 |title=AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days: Broc Glover Named Grand Marshal |url=https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/ama-vintage-motorcycle-days-broc-glover-named-grand-marshal/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Roadracing World Magazine {{!}} Motorcycle Riding, Racing & Tech News |language=en-US}}</ref> Glover won the 125cc National Championship in his first full year riding as a pro in 1977.<ref name="Broc Glover career statistics">{{cite web |url=https://vault.racerxonline.com/rider/broc-glover/points |title=Broc Glover career statistics |publisher=racerxonline.com |accessdate=10 November 2018 }}</ref> He defended his crown in 1978 and 1979.<ref name="Broc Glover career statistics"/> He moved to the 500cc class in 1981 and won the national championship in his first year in the class.<ref name="Broc Glover career statistics"/> Glover also won the 1981 Trans-USA series, formerly known as the Trans-AMA series.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PPsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64 |page=64|title=Broc Glover career wins|magazine= American Motorcyclist|volume= 36|issue= 2|issn= 0277-9358 |date= February 1982|accessdate=2018-11-10|author1= <!-- none --> }}</ref> He added 500cc championships in 1983 and 1985.<ref name="Broc Glover career statistics"/> In 1987, he played a cameo role in Winners Take All as a rich playboy who hates motorcycles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092222/|title = Winners Take All| website=IMDb }}</ref> When he retired after the 1988 season, Glover held the AMA all-time wins record in both AMA 125cc motocross and 500cc motocross.<ref name="Broc Glover at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> Glover won all of his titles riding for the American Yamaha factory racing team.
Glover was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2000.<ref name="Broc Glover at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/>
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==External links== * [http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=182&lpos=0px&letter=G&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0 Broc Glover at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame]
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