Jim Gillette

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'''James Gillette''' played professional baseball from 1940 to 1950.
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== Notebook ==
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* Source: SSDI; 1982 Alpha Tau Omega Alumni Directory, p. 184
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* Brother of minor leaguer Turnball Gillette
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Revision as of 22:13, 14 August 2009

Jim Gillette
James Thomas Gillette Jr.
Bat/Throw: L/L
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 185
Born: 1917-12-19 at Courtland, VA (US)
Died: 1990-1-8 at Richmond, VA (US)
Interred: Riverside Cemetery in Courtland, VA (US)
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Jim Gillette left his legacy on the gridiron and not a baseball diamond. Drafted by the Green Bay Packers out of the University of VIrginia in 1940, Walker would go on to play for six seasons in the NFL and win a championship with the Cleveland Rams in 1945. His son, Walker, was a first-round pick of the San Diego Chargers in 1970.

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  • A brother, Turnbull Gillette, spent two seasons with Richmond in the Piedmont League.

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Sources

  • "Graveside Service Set For Grid Star James Gillette Jr.". Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch, 1990-01-10.
  • Social Security Death Index (SSN: 262-28-2044).
  • Alpha Tau Omega Alumni Directory. 1982.
  • http://www.vshfm.com/hall/induct_gillettej.html, retrieved on 2009-12-31.