Jim Gillette (American football)
Gillette in the 1945 NFL Championship Game | |||||||||||||
| No. 9, 24, 11, 16 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | December 19, 1917 Courtland, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | January 9, 1990 (aged 72) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Courtland (VA) | ||||||||||||
| College | Virginia | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1940: 18th round, 169th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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James Thomas Gillette Jr. (December 19, 1917 – January 9, 1990) was a professional American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL). Born in Courtland, Virginia, he played for six seasons with the Cleveland Rams (1940, 1944–1945), the Boston Yanks (1946), the Green Bay Packers (1947), and the Detroit Lions (1948).
Biography
Jim Gillette was born December 19, 1917, in Courtland, Virginia.
He was originally drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1940 but signed with the Cleveland Rams for six seasons before going back to Green Bay in 1946.[1]
In 1983, Gillette was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
Gillette died January 9, 1990, in Richmond, Virginia. He was 72 years old at the time of his death.
His son, Walker Gillette, also played in the NFL.
References
- ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.