Tom Gilbane | |
Birth Date: | 4 November 1911 |
Death Place: | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1931–1932 |
Player Team1: | Brown |
Player Positions: | Center |
Coach Years1: | 1934–1935 |
Coach Team1: | Westminster (PA) |
Overall Record: | 5–11–1 |
Awards: | All-American (1932) |
Thomas Freeman Gilbane (November 4, 1911 – November 7, 1981) was an American college football player and coach. He played football at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where he earned honorable mention 1932 All-American honors as a center.[1] Gilbane served as the head football coach at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania from 1934 to 1935, compiling a record of 5–11–1.[2] Gilbane was later the chief executive officer of Gilbane Building Co., one of the largest construction companies in the United States. He died on November 7, 1981, at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island.[3]