Jim Gillette
Professional American football halfback in the National Football League 1940 to 1948
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| Intro | Professional American football halfback in the National Football League 1940 to 1948 | |||
| Places | United States of America | |||
| was | American football player | |||
| Work field | Sports | |||
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| Birth | 19 December 1917, Courtland, USA | |||
| Death | 9 January 1990 (aged 72 years) | |||
| Star sign | Sagittarius | |||
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Biography
James Thomas Gillette, Jr. (December 19, 1917 – January 9, 1990) was a professional American football halfback in the National Football League. Born in Courtland, Virginia, he played for six seasons with the Cleveland Rams (1940, 1944–1945), the Boston Yanks (1946), the Green Bay Packers (1947), and the Detroit Lions (1948).
He was originally drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1940 but signed with the Cleveland Rams (now the Los Angeles Rams) for six seasons before going back to Green Bay in 1946.
In 1983, Gillette was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
Gillette's son, Walker Gillette, also played in the NFL.