Jon Gilliam should not be confused with John Gilliam.
| Jon Gilliam | |
| Position: | Center |
| Number: | 65 |
| Birth Date: | October 22, 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Granbury, Texas, U.S. |
| Draftyear: | 1960 |
| Draftround: | 14 |
| Draftpick: | 161 (By the Green Bay Packers) |
| Afldraftyear: | 1960 |
| Afldraftround: | 1 Pick: First Selections (by the Buffalo Bills) |
| College: | Oklahoma State East Texas State |
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| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 76 |
| Statlabel2: | Games started |
| Statvalue2: | 70 |
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Jon Ray Gilliam (October 22, 1938 – July 2, 2020) was an American college and professional football center who played seven seasons in the American Football League (AFL) from 1962-1968. He played for the 1962 AFL Champion Dallas Texans (in their last season before relocating to Kansas City as the Kansas City Chiefs) and the 1966 AFL Champion Kansas City Chiefs, who went on to face the NFL Champion Green Bay Packers in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, Super Bowl I.
In his rookie season, he was selected for the AFL All-Star Game squad as a linebacker.[1]
He died on July 2, 2020, in Granbury, Texas at age 81.[2]