Glen Rock Athletic Club

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Glen Rock Athletic Club Glen Rock’s favorite social club,
bar, and rental hall. Established 1938. The team, which was created largely by the late Capt. John J. Faber, or “Mr. Baseball."

The Glen Rock Athletic Club, which was founded in 1926 and incorporated in 1938, is one of Glen Rock’s oldest operating businesses and was originally purchased by a “group of guys who wanted a place to go." Now outfitted with modern amenities such as free Wi-Fi, a large shuffleboard table, a pool table and multiple dartboards, the club has changed since its inception seven decades ago. The original focus for the club was on the semi-pro baseball team — The Rockers — that competed against surrounding towns. Baseball,” as everyone back then reportedly called him — his obituary in a newspaper clipping from the 1950s referred to him as "Glen Rock's Mr. The team competed on Doremus Oval (now named John J. Faber Memorial Field) against the Midland Park Rangers, Allendale Allendalers, DuMuro Comets of Passaic, Newburgh Jewels and other teams in the neighboring areas. Over the course of the Athletic Club’s semi-pro history, the team had former Yankees legend Whitey Ford and Midland Park native Johnny Vander Meer pitch for the team. In August 1951, Ford took time off from his duties with the U.S. Army in Fort Monmouth and pitched a shutout for the Rockers – striking out 17 hitters. Larry Doby, the second African-American player to be signed to play in the major leagues and first to do so in the American League, played for the Rockers under Faber before Major League Baseball integrated minority players in 1946. Doby would enter the major leagues after a stint with the Athletic Club and go on to appear in seven All-Star games and place second in the 1954 MVP voting. Today, the Glen Rock Athletic Club is a destination for local families who wish to gather and socialize. The GRAC holds many events designed to bring our community closer together. We also make regular donations to various organizations which benefit our childrens' education and athletic endeavors. In order to visit the AC, you must be a member or a guest of a member in good standing. Memberships are available for purchase for $150 per year. For more information, please contact us at the e-mail address below. Thank you!

The GRAC is open all day and night . Stop down with the kids for some candy then after the adults can come down for an a...
10/31/2026

The GRAC is open all day and night . Stop down with the kids for some candy then after the adults can come down for an adult treat.

You have to be in it to win it. Sign up at the club.
10/29/2026

You have to be in it to win it. Sign up at the club.

November happenings at the GRAC.
10/29/2026

November happenings at the GRAC.

This weekends events
10/23/2026

This weekends events

10/20/2026
Pig roast today
10/10/2026

Pig roast today

Sign ups now started
10/06/2026

Sign ups now started

09/24/2026

The GRAC is looking to hire part-time bartenders. If interested, or for further details, please email [email protected].

Address

221 Main Street
Glen Rock, NJ
07452

Opening Hours

Monday 12am - 6pm
Tuesday 12pm - 11pm
Wednesday 12pm - 6pm
Thursday 12pm - 12am
Friday 12pm - 1am
Saturday 12pm - 2am
Sunday 11am - 8:30pm

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