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Sidney Gillman (October 26, 1911 – January 3, 2003) was an American football player, coach and executive. Gillman's insistence on stretching the football field by throwing deep downfield passes, instead of short passes to running backs or wide receivers at the sides of the line of scrimmage, was instrumental in making football into the modern ...
- AFL/NFL: 123–104–7 (.541), NCAA: 81–19–2 (.804)
- Minneapolis North (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Five years later, when the AFL was founded, Gillman became the head coach and general manager of the Chargers, who played in Los Angeles in 1960 before settling in San Diego the next year. For the full decade of the AFL (1960-1969), Sid was the lifeblood of the Chargers and a major catalyst to an entire league in its life-and-death struggle.
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 ...
Jan 4, 2003 · He was 91. ''Sid Gillman was the father of modern-day passing,'' said Al Davis, the prominent pro football figure who served as Gillman's first offensive coach with the Chargers of the American ...
May 25, 2013 · No. 18 - Sid Gillman (1:38) Herm Edwards, Joe Horrigan, Ron Jaworski, Walt Sweeney, Bob Petrich and Pat Shea discuss why Sid Gillman is one of the greatest coaches in NFL history.
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Jan 4, 2003 · Sid was going to coach Alworth all night in that studio.” Football wasn’t Gillman’s only interest. He was passionate about music, especially jazz, and he was an accomplished pianist.
Sid Gillman devoted a lifetime to football and was a winner all the way. He played end for Ohio State and was co-captain of the 1933 team, which had a 7-1 record. In his first coaching period, he was an assistant at Denison, Ohio State and Miami of Ohio. In 1944, at age 32, Sid became Miami's head coach, and his career rocketed.
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