Thomas Andrew Gill (January 23, 1887 – March 8, 1947) was an

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, and

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player and coach of football,

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, and

Coaching career

Gill was the head football coach at

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in 1912 and at

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in 1913. He also coached Albion's baseball team in the spring of 1914. In May 1914, Gill was hired to coach football, basketball, at baseball at

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. Gill served as the head football coach at Kentucky from 1918 to 1919, compiled a 5–5–1 record His 1918 team won two games, at

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, 24–7, and at , 21–3. They lost at Vanderbilt, 33–0. A subsequent game against

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and the remainder of the season were canceled due to the

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. Gill's 1919 team was 3–4–1, with wins against Georgetown, 1919 Sewanee Tigers football team and

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and losses to

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and

, while tying Vanderbilt, 0–0. Gill coached the

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team in 1918–19, finishing with a 6–8 record.

Death and honors

Gill died at the age 60, on March 8, 1947, in

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. He was inducted into the

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in 2007.

Head coaching record

College football

References

External links

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Andrew Gill's profile at BigBlueHistory.com
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