Glen was educated at
Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh, where he captained the rugby team. He developed into a blindside wing-forward and gained Scottish Schoolboys representative honours. A
Scone cattle farmer, Glen was selected for
Scotland via
Edinburgh Wanderers for the
1955 Five Nations match against Wales at Murrayfield, which they won 14–8. He retained his place for the next match against Ireland, but was unable to recover from a leg injury in time and had to withdraw. Glen died in February 2026, at the age of 93. He was a cousin of Scotland wing three-quarter
Bob Gordon. ==See also==