Gil Kuhn
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American football player and coach (1915–2006)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1915年01月05日)January 5, 1915 Placentia, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 2006(2006年04月12日) (aged 91) Anaheim, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1932–1936 | USC |
| 1937 | New York Yankees (AFL) |
| 1940 | Hollywood Bears |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1938 | Glendale (CA) |
| 1943 | Lowry Field |
| 1956 | San Diego |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Second-team All-PCC (1936) | |
Gilbert James Kuhn (January 5, 1915 – April 12, 2006) was an American football player and coach.[1] He played college football for the USC Trojans under head coach Howard Jones and was selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL) in the 1937 NFL draft.[2] [3]
Kuhn served as head coach of the 1943 Lowry Field Bombers football team.[4] He was the head football coach at the University of San Diego in 1956.
Kuhn died from heart failure, on April 12, 2006.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit ]College
[edit ]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowry Field Bombers (Independent) (1943) | ||||||||
| 1943 | Lowry Field | 1–3 | ||||||
| Lowry Field: | 1–3 | |||||||
| San Diego Pioneers (Independent) (1956) | ||||||||
| 1956 | San Diego | 2–3 | ||||||
| San Diego: | 1–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–6 | |||||||
Junior college
[edit ]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale Vaqueros (Western Junior College Conference) (1938) | ||||||||
| 1938 | Glendale | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| Glendale: | 2–5 | |||||||
| Total: | ||||||||
References
[edit ]- ^ "Gilbert Kuhn". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "Brooklyn Tigers Drafts". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Service Teams Clash In Grid Opener". Salt Lake Telegram . Salt Lake City, Utah. International News Service. September 6, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "Gil Kuhn, captain of 1936 USC football team, dies at 91". ocregister.com. April 22, 2006. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
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