Jim Gillette (American football)
Gillette in the 1945 NFL Championship Game | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | December 19, 1917 Courtland, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | January 9, 1990 (aged 72) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Courtland (VA) | ||||||||||||
| College | Virginia | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1940: 18th round, 169th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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James Thomas Gillette Jr. (December 19, 1917 – January 9, 1990) was a professional American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL). 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).