Gil Kuhn Explained

Gil Kuhn
Birth Date:5 January 1915
Birth Place:Placentia, California, U.S.
Death Place:Anaheim, California, U.S.
Player Years1:1932–1936
Player Team1:USC
Player Years2:1937
Player Team2:New York Yankees (AFL)
Player Years3:1940
Player Team3:Hollywood Bears
Player Positions:Center
Coach Years1:1938
Coach Team1:Glendale (CA)
Coach Years2:1943
Coach Team2:Lowry Field
Coach Years3:1956
Coach Team3:San Diego
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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gilbert Kuhn. Pro Football Archives. October 18, 2018.
  2. Web site: 1937 NFL Draft Listing . March 21, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  3. Web site: Brooklyn Tigers Drafts. Pro-Football-Reference. October 18, 2018.
  4. News: . Service Teams Clash In Grid Opener . . . . September 6, 1943 . 10 . April 25, 2023 . .
  5. News: Gil Kuhn, captain of 1936 USC football team, dies at 91. ocregister.com. April 22, 2006. October 18, 2018.