John Gill (coach)

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John Gill

Sport(s)	Football, baseball
Biographical details
Born	(1898-11-27)November 27, 1898 Akron, Michigan
Died	March 4, 1997(1997-03-04) (aged 98) Kalamazoo, Michigan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football 1942–1952 Baseball 1944–1945	Western Michigan Western Michigan
Head coaching record
Overall	50–34–1 (football) 20–13–2 (baseball)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

John W. Gill (November 27, 1898 – March 4, 1997)^[1] was an American football coach. Gill graduated from Western State Teachers College (now known as Western Michigan University) in 1924 and became an assistant football coach under head coach Mike Gary. At the time of the 1930 United States Census, Gill was living in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and his occupation was listed as a teacher at a college.^[2] In 1939, Gill recommended that the Western Michigan athletic teams change their mascot from "Hilltoppers" to "Broncos," and his suggestion was adopted by the school.^[3] Gill was awarded $10,000 for submitting the team's nickname, funds which he donated to the Waldo Stadium building fund.^[3] He was the head football coach at Western Michigan University for 11 years from 1942 to 1952.^[4] He compiled a record of 50–34–1 as head coach, and his best season was 1948 when he led the Broncos to a 6–3 record as his team outscored opponents 199 to 106.^[4] In 1952, Gill was appointed as the associated athletic director at Western Michigan.^[5] He continued to serve in that capacity until his retirement in 1969.^[3]

References

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↑ Census entry for John W. Gill. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Census [database on-line]. Census Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: 998; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 21; File: 180.0.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Mascots". WMUBroncos.com. June 7, 2005.
↑ 4.0 4.1 "John W. Gill Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse.
↑ "Jack Petoskey Gets Bronco Grid Post". Toledo Blade. December 13, 1952.

Western Michigan Broncos head football coaches

Tubby Meyers (1906)
William H. Spaulding (1907–1921)
Milton Olander (1922–1923)
Earl Martineau (1924–1928)
Mike Gary (1929–1941)
John Gill (1942–1952)
Jack Petoskey (1953–1956)
Merle Schlosser (1957–1963)
Bill Doolittle (1964–1974)
Elliot Uzelac (1975–1981)
Jack Harbaugh (1982–1986)
Al Molde (1987–1996)
Gary Darnell (1997–2004)
Bill Cubit (2005–2012)
P. J. Fleck (2013–)

v t e Western Michigan Broncos head baseball coaches

William H. Spaulding (1911–1921) Judson Hyames (1922–1936) Charles H. Maher (1937–1943) John Gill (1944–1945) Charles H. Maher (1946–1967) Bill Chambers (1968–1975) Fred Decker (1976–2004) Randy Ford (2005–2010) Billy Gernon (2011– )

Persondata
Name	Gill, John
Alternative names	Gill, John W.
Short description	American football and baseball coach
Date of birth	November 27, 1898
Place of birth	Akron, Michigan
Date of death	March 4, 1997
Place of death	Kalamazoo, Michigan

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