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Aug 16, 1989 · Aug. 16, 1989 12 AM PT. CARLSBAD —. To Sid Gillman, retirement is strictly for somebody else. He wants no part of it. In a coaching career that spanned 52 years, Gillman earned a reputation for ...
Feb 15, 2010 · Mrs. Gillman died of ovarian cancer Feb. 3 in Santa Monica. She was 97. Her husband died in 2003. Friends and family members said Sid and Esther Gillman had a true partnership. Mrs. Gillman, who ...
May 24, 2013 · The Sid Gillman coaching tree is documented in the chart below, followed by a feature on Gillman and short biographies of his many disciples. This package also includes features on the Chuck Noll and Don Coryell branches of Gillman's tree. Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau for research assistance in compiling this project.
GILLMAN, Sid(ney) (b. 26 October 1911 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), football coach best known for his influence on offensive strategy and tactics.Gillman, the father of football's modern passing offense, was born into a Jewish family in Minneapolis.
Jun 7, 2022 · Sid Gillman is known as the father of the forward pass. The majority of the passing plays you watch in the modern NFL can be traced back to one man, Sid Gill...
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Mar 19, 2023 · Sid Gillman with Paul Dietzel during Dietzel’s time as a player at Miami. Only one of these men has a statue south of Yager Stadium, and it’s not “the father of the modern passing game.”
Sid Gillman. Class. Induction. 1991. Sport (s) Football. A 1934 graduate of Ohio State where he earned All-America honors as an end, Gillman was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989. Gillman began his coaching career at Miami and guided Miami to a record of 31-6-1.
