Early Life
Davis' parents divorced when he was six years old. While attending University Christian School in Jacksonville, Florida, the school's athletic director, George Davis, took an interest in Glenn. While they are not related to Glenn, he and his wife, Norma, practically adopted him, and they are the biological parents of former major league pitcher Storm Davis. Though they are not related, Glenn and Storm have long considered themselves brothers. At University Christian, Glenn and Storm led the Christians to back-to-back state titles (1978–79).
Both were drafted in the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft by the Baltimore Orioles upon graduation from University Christian High School (Storm seventh round, Glenn 31st). While Storm chose to sign with the Orioles, Glenn accepted a baseball scholarship and played one season at the University of Georgia and then transferred to Manatee Junior College to make himself eligible sooner for the MLB draft. The Houston Astros selected Davis in the first round of the draft’s secondary phase in 1981 and signed him for $50,000.
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