Jim Gillette

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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.

External links

• James Gillette's football statistics at pro-football-reference.com.

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.