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Revision as of 22:49, 10 March 2008
Jennings F. "Jenks" Gillem (born c. 1891) was the head football coach at Howard College and Birmingham-Southern College. From 1924 to 1926, he led Howard to a 15-12-2 record. He then coached at BSC from 1928 until the program folded in 1939, amassing a BSC-record of 51-43-8 in 12 seasons. An All-SEC player at The University of South (Sewanee) in Tennessee during the 1910-1913 seasons, Gillem also coached at Sewanee during the 1940 and 1941 seasons.
Gillem was a charter member of The American Legion, a national Veteran's group, and also a charter member of the Birmingham Exchange Club. He was married to the former Florence Coffin, daughter of businessman Harry Welles Coffin.
References
- Cruikshank, George M. (1920) "Birmingham and Its Environs. Vol II." Chicago: The Lewis Co. 231-232.
Preceded by: Red Drew |
BSC Panthers Head Football Coach 1928 - 1939 |
Succeeded by: Joey Jones |