Jenks Gillem
Appearance
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Biographical details | |
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Born | c. 1890 |
Died | November 11, 1951 Gadsden, Alabama |
Playing career | |
1910–1912 | Sewanee |
Position(s) | End, punter |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1925–1926 | Howard (AL) |
1928–1939 | Birmingham–Southern |
1940–1941 | Sewanee |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 71–65–10 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 Dixie (1934, 1937) | |
Awards | |
3x All-Southern (1910, 1911, 1912) Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era. Sewanee All-Time Football Team | |
Jennings F. "Sam" "Jenks" Gillem (c. 1890 – November 11, 1951) was an American football player and coach. Gillem played for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South, and was selected All-Southern in 1910, 1911, and 1912. His ability punting the football netted him a spot on an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.[1][2] He served as the head football coach at Howard College—now Samford University (1925–1926), Birmingham–Southern College (1928–1939), and Sewanee (1940–1941), compiling a career college football record of 71–65–10. Gillem died on November 11, 1951 at a hospital in Gadsden, Alabama after a long illness.[3] He was 5'9" and 150 pounds.
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Howard Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1924–1926) | |||||||||
1924 | Howard | 3–5–1 | |||||||
1925 | Howard | 6–3 | |||||||
1926 | Howard | 4–4–1 | |||||||
Howard: | 13–12–2 | ||||||||
Birmingham–Southern Panthers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1928–1931) | |||||||||
1928 | Birmingham–Southern | 3–2–4 | |||||||
1929 | Birmingham–Southern | 4–4 | |||||||
1930 | Birmingham–Southern | 5–4 | |||||||
1931 | Birmingham–Southern | 3–4 | |||||||
Birmingham–Southern Panthers (Dixie Conference) (1932–1938) | |||||||||
1932 | Birmingham–Southern | 5–3 | |||||||
1933 | Birmingham–Southern | 3–3–3 | |||||||
1934 | Birmingham–Southern | 9–0 | 1st | ||||||
1935 | Birmingham–Southern | 2–6 | |||||||
1936 | Birmingham–Southern | 4–5 | |||||||
1937 | Birmingham–Southern | 6–2 | 1st | ||||||
1938 | Birmingham–Southern | 4–5 | |||||||
1939 | Birmingham–Southern | 3–5–1 | |||||||
Birmingham–Southern: | 51–43–8 | ||||||||
Sewanee Tigers (NCAA College Division independent) (1940–1941) | |||||||||
1940 | Sewanee | 3–5 | |||||||
1941 | Sewanee | 2–5 | |||||||
Sewanee: | 5–10 | ||||||||
Total: | 71–65–10 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "All-Time Football Team Lists Greats Of Past, Present". Gadsden Times. July 27, 1969.
- ^ "U-T Greats On All-Time Southeast Team". Kingsport Post. July 31, 1969.
- ^ "Jennings Gillem Dies In Birmingham". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. November 12, 1951. Retrieved January 18, 2011 – via Google News.
Categories:
- 1890s births
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- American football drop kickers
- American football ends
- American football punters
- Birmingham–Southern Panthers football coaches
- Samford Bulldogs football coaches
- Sewanee Tigers football coaches
- Sewanee Tigers football players
- All-Southern college football players
- Sportspeople from Gadsden, Alabama
- Sportspeople from Nashville, Tennessee
- Players of American football from Alabama