Hank Gillo

Henry Charles Gillo (October 5, 1894 – September 6, 1948) was a professional football player for the Hammond Pros, Racine Legion, and the Milwaukee Badgers from 1920 to 1926. In 1920, Gillo also served as head coach of the Pros. He played at the collegiate level at Colgate University. His style of play earned him the nickname Hank 'Line Plunging' Gillo.

Hank Gillo
Born:October 5, 1894
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Died:September 6, 1948(1948-09-06) (aged 53)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Career information
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
CollegeColgate
Career history
As coach
1920Hammond Pros
As player
1920–1921Hammond Pros
1922–1924Racine Legion
1925Milwaukee Badgers
1926Racine Tornadoes
Career highlights and awards
  • Collyer's First-team All-Pro (1923)
Career stats
Military career
AllegianceUnited States United States
Service/branchUnited States Army seal U.S. Army
Years of service1918-1919
Battles/warsWorld War I

Biography

Gillo was born Henry Charles Gillo on October 5, 1894, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] Gillo played at Colgate from 1915 to 1917, and 1919. He was voted captain for the 1918 team but was serving in France in World War I (there was no football at Colgate in 1918). After his collegiate career he led the NFL in scoring in 1922 with 52 points. In 1923 he was a Collyer's First-team All-Pro. He held the NFL record for longest field goal with a 55, 56, or 57 yard kick against the Packers in 1922.[2] When he returned to Milwaukee he married Eva Shead, his high school girlfriend. He spent 21 years as a teacher in a prep school in Milwaukee and was the head of the biology department at the time of his death. Gillo died of a heart attack on September 6, 1948.

References
  1. "Hank Gillo Stats".
  2. Brenm, Keith (May 12, 1950). "It's This Way". Racine Journal-Times.
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