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Jim Gillette (American football)

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Role
  
College:
  
University of Virginia

Died
  
January 9, 1990


Rushing attempts-yards:
  
172-831

Education
  
University of Virginia

Name
  
Jim Gillette

Positions
  
Date of birth:
  
(1917-12-19)December 19, 1917

Date of death:
  
January 9, 1990(1990-01-09) (aged 72)

NFL draft:
  
1940 / Round: 18 / Pick: 169(By the Green Bay Packers)

Place of birth:
  

James Thomas Gillette, Jr. (December 19, 1917 – January 9, 1990) was a professional American football halfback in the National Football League. 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).

He was originally drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1940 but signed with the Cleveland Rams (now the St. Louis Rams) for six seasons before going back to Green Bay in 1946.

In 1983, Gillette was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

Gillette's son, Walker Gillette, also played in the NFL.

References

Jim Gillette (American football) Wikipedia


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